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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SILVER WINGS, by PHYLLIS A. LORING
First Line: O swift and graceful wings that boldly fly
Last Line: Will raise courageous wings and fly today.
Subject(s): Sonnet (as Literary Form); Wings
First Line: O swift and graceful wings that boldly fly
Last Line: Will raise courageous wings and fly today.
Subject(s): Sonnet (as Literary Form); Wings
O swift and graceful wings that boldly fly
Through azure space with cheerful humming sound,
Far over solemn hills your engines pound:
Are you as happy speeding there as I?
A pulse is whirled from earth to occupy
A throne because of love which it has found.
How swiftly your propellor turns around
A joyful rhythmic urge to satisfy.
O silver wings, beyond the earthly scope
Of jealous harm, I am at once inspired
To test the power of faith and will survey
The globe: my motor starts and, fueled with hope,
My stoic spirit, leaving business mired,
Will raise courageous wings and fly today.
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