Flying Standby

Flying Standby

A Poem by Pete
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Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. - Thoreau

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Jacob Peter Gowy's The Fall of Icarus (1635-1637)

soul made of music
tired, rusted tears long since dried
winged icarus tried



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
“Such is always the pursuit of knowledge. The celestial fruits, the golden apples of the Hesperides, are ever guarded by a hundred-headed dragon which never sleeps, so that it is an Herculean labor to pluck them.” - Thoreau

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Pete
Pete

Boston, MA



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