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A note from Dr. Hendrix
This is a small poem written aloft — another day, another plane, another leg of the three million miles I have flown, feeling gravity reach up for me as we descend. I wrote it because so much of my life happened between takeoff and landing, and I wanted to hold one ordinary flight still long enough to notice it.
— Dr. Roger Hendrix · We share these stories so you can know the family behind GreenTeaHP.
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Traveling again today
I’ve spent a large part of my life on a plane
Traveling high above the ground today
I’ve traveled three million miles on planes
Landing soon, I feel gravity pulling me to the ground at this very moment today
Compared to engines a decade ago, these engines are quieter on this plane
I’m done for today
I’m getting off this plane
In two days from today
It’s back on the plane
II
I will continue to fly for many, many more days
but not without my wife with me
I’m more relaxed flying these days
Because my wife is flying with me
If they want my services these days
they pay full price for my wife and me
What does my wife do while I consult these days?
She writes books, but not about me
As you can see it isn’t about me these days
My wife is creating masterful works while flying with me
III
Back in our child rearing days
we decided our children would travel the world with us in cars and planes
When we started out, we didn’t have much money in those days
so we had to be creative to ensure our kids traveled the world on planes
We’ve made a new promise in recent days
that our grandchildren will travel with us throughout the world on planes
We have more money these days
so we’ll also invite our children to tend our grandchildren while flying by plane
We’ll probably end our days on a plane someday
but not until we travel to space on a rocket plane