Flying Standby

A Poem by Pete

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

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

“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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Added on November 22, 2024
Last Updated on November 22, 2024

Author

Pete

Boston, MA

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..