Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINDY-GRAMS: 1. LINDY'S FLIGHT, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: Straight as a bird upon its course Last Line: Shall seldom see again. Subject(s): Aviation & Aviators; Flight; Islands; Lindbergh, Charles Augustus (1902-1974); Sky; Travel; Airplanes; Air Pilots; Flying; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
Straight as a bird upon its course, With heart and instincts true, From depths beneath to heights above, Through sleet and fog he flew, 'Til night was done and morning's light Revealed his glistening plane In swiftest flight o'er British Isles, Once more above terrain. 'Twas but two days, one night, between The new world and the old; One flight in airthe sea was passed The story has been told. 'Twas but a night and fame was won, More precious far than gold, And all the nations rose as one To honor valor bold. He circled Paris e'er his flight Did end at Le Bourget: His welcome was a nation's voice Raised in a hymn of praise, In which his homeland and the world Joined in the glad refrain With tributes such as mortal man Shall seldom see again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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