Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FLIGHT OVER THE POLE, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER


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FLIGHT OVER THE POLE, by                    
First Line: Poised over the pole
Last Line: And a vague emotional affinity.
Subject(s): North Pole; Physics


Poised over the pole
The needle of the compass,
Dedicated to the single mechanical dictum
Of the pale, blue star in the north,
Wavered, fluttered, went mad—
Loosed from its function,
It pointed nowhere.
So the mathematician smiled,
The physicist was content,
And only to the ignorant
Did the insane little needle in its box
Bring fear,
And a vague emotional affinity.





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