UPWARD and upward still! -- in pearly light The clouds are steeped! the vernal spirit sighs With bliss in every wind, and crystal skies Woo thee, O bird! to thy celestial height. Bird, piercing heaven with music! thy free flight Hath meaning for all bosoms; most of all For those wherein the rapture and the might Of poesy lie deep, and strive, and burn, For their high place. O heirs of genius learn From the sky's bird your way! No joy may fill @3Your@1 hearts, no gift of holy strength be won To bless @3your@1 songs, ye children of the sun! Save by the unswerving flight, upward and upward still! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TIRED by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE DOLL BELIEVERS by CLARENCE MAJOR |