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To: b-witch who wrote (1533)	4/17/1998 11:10:00 AM
From: Carol	Respond to of 2095

Hi b-witch: You might try posting to the message board here at this site. I have always found the people there very helpful. They always seem to know where to find the poem you are seaching for. redfrog.norconnect.no I see Penni has probably found it for you. Good, well you might be able to use the board sometime... :) Carol

To: b-witch who wrote (1533)	4/17/1998 11:14:00 AM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 2095

Mitzi, Is High Flight by John Gillespie Magee the poem you have in mind? Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds--and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of--wheeled and soared and swung High in sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. penni

To: b-witch who wrote (1533)	4/17/1998 11:32:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2095

Mitzi, I have a small anthology of writings about Flying. Thoughts Take Flight Here is another poem that also mentions eagles and God...though I feel sure it was the first poem that you had in mind as it's pretty well-known. Flight I've heard the symphony of the skies and flown far above the place where eagles fly. I've chased the wind through a billowing cloud and slid down a rainbow so free, so proud. I've seen the moon kiss the sun with a million brilliant colors when day is done. I've flown toward forever by the stars' guiding light on wings of silver softly through the night. I've flown far beyond your dreams but not mine to a quiet more peaceful place in time. And in the stillness where I've lingered a while, I've heard God sing and I've seen Him smile. -Jane L. Sullo-