On September 3, 1941, Magee flew a high altitude (30,000 feet) test flight in a newer model of the Spitfire V. As he orbited and climbed upward, he was struck with the inspiration of a poem -- "To touch the face of God." Once back on the ground, he wrote a letter to his pa...
HIGH FLIGHT (Poem)Magee Jr., John Gillespieall hands
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A Scrabble Poem Within the game of Scrabble's gleam, Our tiles align, a poet's dream. Revealing words, our minds take flight, Dancing letters in the night. Unveil the hidden, twist and turn, New words emerge, as patterns churn.
A Scrabble Poem Within the game of Scrabble's gleam, Our tiles align, a poet's dream. Revealing words, our minds take flight, Dancing letters in the night. Unveil the hidden, twist and turn, New words emerge, as patterns churn.
Those lines, the final two of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poemRequiem, introduce the movie featured today. The image of the hunter has long been a romantic one. In mythology Orion was not only renowned for his skills as a huntsman but also for his amorous exploits – in addition to his att...
Those lines, the final two of Robert Louis Stevenson’s poemRequiem, introduce the movie featured today. The image of the hunter has long been a romantic one. In mythology Orion was not only renowned for his skills as a huntsman but also for his amorous exploits – in addition to his att...
On this Poem, Lovingly Before You Came Faiz Ahmed Faiz, 1911 – 1984 Before you came, things were as they should be: the sky was the dead-end of sight, the road was just a road, wine merely wine. Now everything is like my heart, ...
Sarah J. Brysonis interested in words, words for well being, people and nature and the connections between these elements. She has poems in print journals, anthologies and on line. Back to the top *** Jim Conwell: Poem CLUTTER I
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