High Flight

by John Gillespie Magee Jr.

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.”

Genres: Poetry

1 pages

Reviews

[Hunter Ross]

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?

[Andy Hickman]

High Flight, by John Gillespie Magee Jr.
Well known and popular. Rightly so.
"Put out my hand, and touched the face of God." ****

[Emily]

Nice