Over the houses and into the sky Over the houses and into the sky And into the dazzling light, And into the dazzling light, Long hosts of fluttering pigeons fly Long hosts of fluttering pigeons fly Out of the blackened night, Out of the blackened night, Over the houses and into the sky Over the houses and into the sky On glistening wings of white. On glistening wings of white. Over the city and into the blue Over the city and into the blue From ledge and tower and dome, From ledge and tower and dome, They rise and turn and turn anew, They rise and turn and turn anew, And like fresh clouds they roam, And like fresh clouds they roam, Over the city and into the blue Over the city and into the blue And into their airy home. And into their airy home. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOVER IN HELL by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE SAVING WAY by HAYDEN CARRUTH PROVING by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DE LITTLE PICKANINNY'S GONE TO SLEEP by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE DAY OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS; MARY 30, 1869 by EMMA LAZARUS |