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 IMPOSSIBLE INDISPENSIBILITY OF THE ARS POETICA by HAYDEN CARRUTH WISDOM COMETH WITH THE YEARS by COUNTEE CULLEN ON TALK OF PEACE AT THIS TIME by ROBERT FROST THE STORY OF THE END OF THE STORY by JAMES GALVIN SEPARATION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO TIME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE GIFT TO SING by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |