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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SOARINGS, by ALICE RAYMOND SCUDDER
First Line: All feathered flight pursues a silent path
Last Line: To greet eternity's unfolding wings!
Subject(s): Flight; Flying
First Line: All feathered flight pursues a silent path
Last Line: To greet eternity's unfolding wings!
Subject(s): Flight; Flying
All feathered flight pursues a silent path
To reach the beckoning goals, the sky, the earth --
And quietness prevails as aftermath.
In contrast, man a-wing in aerobirth
All noisily proclaims his master feat --
Creative courage overleaping bounds --
And rhythmic echoes pulse to motors' beat.
Imagination's eager flight impounds
The glowing visions gleaned at a starry height;
The heart alone, inspired by love, attains
The zenith through a sacrifice alight.
Summation comes abandoning life's chains:
In superflight the soul, exultant, sings
To greet eternity's unfolding wings!
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