I read in a Flying magazine in the past year, I think, an article that
quoted an aviation poem that said something like, "I must return to
the air, for that is where my heart remains (after flight)"... I know
my paraphrase is wrong, but I'd like to find that original poem if
anyone can help.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 29 Nov 2006 17:48 PST

Please let me know if this is the poem you seek:

"Sky Fever

I must go up to the skies again, to the white clouds and the grey,
And all I ask is a high launch, and the chance to ?get away?;
And the wing?s surge, and the wind?s song, and the quiet clouds? drifting,
And a heat-haze on the land?s face, and the warm air?s lifting

I must go up to the skies again, for the call to soar and glide,
Is a free call, and a clear call, that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a sunlit day, and the bright height?s gaining,
?Neath the ?new-cu? that towers above, and its lift maintaining

I must go up to the skies again, to the peace of silent flight,
To the gull?s way, and the hawk?s way, and the free wings? delight;
And all I ask is a friendly joke with a laughing fellow rover,
And a large beer, and a deep sleep, when the long flight?s over

? Robbie, RAE Gliding Club, ?Sailplane & Gliding? magazine"

http://www.skygod.com/quotes/poetry.html

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Clarification of Question by roesker-ga on 30 Nov 2006 11:18 PST

That might be it. I'll take it. I thought the poem said something
about that's where the person's heart remains, but I could be wrong.
I'll pay you for it.

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Clarification of Question by roesker-ga on 30 Nov 2006 16:38 PST

PinkFreud, please answer the question so I can pay you. I think this is the one.

I am delighted to have been able to help you find your poem! I have
reposted the link below. There are many other aviation-related poems
on the site, too.

Great Aviation Quotes: Poems
http://www.skygod.com/quotes/poetry.html

Here's how I found the poem: 

Your description of the poem that you were seeking reminded me of John
Masefield's famous poem, "Sea-Fever," which you can read here:

Bartleby: Sea-Fever. John Masefield
http://www.bartleby.com/103/98.html

It occurred to me that if I were using "Sea-Fever" as an inspiration
for a poem about flying, I might use the title "Sky Fever." So, on a
hunch, I used Google to search for poems by that name, and the "Great
Aviation Quotes" site came up first:

Google Web Search: poem "sky fever"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=poem+%22sky+fever%22

Best regards,
pinkfreud

Where can you be found post GA?

Thank you very much for the five stars and the generous tip! Regarding
my post-GA whereabouts, I am a member of a Google Group that is open
to anyone who cares about Google Answers:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/GAalumni/about

~pinkfreud