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High Flight
An aviator express the angelic freedom of flight, so much so that:
“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.”
“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.”
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September 23, 2017
Some poems much better than others, High Flight is one of the coolest poems I have read. The most impressive thing is how young he was and how tragic his death was (died in a Spitfire when 19). Imagine what the world lost? How many other works would he have completed?
March 27, 2021
High Flight, by John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Well known and popular. Rightly so.
"Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." ****
Well known and popular. Rightly so.
"Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." ****
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews