@2I@1N olden time sprite Ariel would fly To do his Master's bidding, far and high; But that was ere Man looked at him askance, And changed him to a shadow-of-romance. Long Ariel endured his friendless fate, But a strange miracle has happened late: The restless prisoner has broke his span And flown into the very heart of Man, Making us mad our new-felt wings to try,— We rise, we dive, we climb, we mount the sky! Forgive us, Aviator Ariel,— 'T is @3thou@1 hast freed @3us@1, and we love thee well! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DAUGHTERS OF JEPHTHA by LOUIS UNTERMEYER RHAPSODY ON A WINDY NIGHT by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT JACK AND JILL (1) by MOTHER GOOSE THE VOICE IN THE GLOAMING by WILLIAM ALLAN LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND: 6. SPRING by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM |