Re: GEN: Poem: .."broke the bonds of earth/touched face of God"

[Marian Colclasure <mcol@RPS.NWSC.K12.AR.US>]

Here it is:

           High Flight (written by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.)

              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 the 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.

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               Marian S. Colclasure     mcol@rps.nwsc.k12.ar.us
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On Fri, 9 Feb 1996, Jerri Linke wrote:

> Again I come to my helpful LM_NETTERS to save my day..........
>
> Anyone know the name or source of the aviator's poem that ends with that line?
> I need the full copy of same and can't find....checked Grangers but no 
>luck...Help!
>
> TIA...
>
> Jerri Linke   WHS  Willmar, Mn.
> linkej@willmar.k12.cfa.org
>