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First Line: The eagle sweeps and dips on broad, firm wing
Last Line: "broad wing he'll spread and counsel, ""up again!"
Subject(s): Birds; Eagles


The eagle sweeps and dips on broad, firm wing,
And calls back to the nest a short, sharp cry.
The eaglets know that call -- it means one thing,
No more the nest, -- now they must learn to fly!
Crag-high upon the edge one climbs afraid,
Flutters, falls, -- he has tried his awkward best.
Quick the watching eagle swoops down to spread
A broad, firm wing, and bears it to the nest.

A loving Father, wisely watching you, --
One day the call, you hear and stir your wings.
No more the nest -- be up, there's work to do!
Beyond that sheltering edge, hard, cruel things.
But if you fall, weakened by fright or pain,
Broad wing He'll spread and counsel, "Up again!"





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