Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASSING ON, by AIMEE PAUL THOMAS First Line: Give me, not folded wings Last Line: Give me, not folded wings! Subject(s): Birds; Wings | ||||||||
Give me, not folded wings, Give me but stronger pinions That I may fly from world to world, Gathering as I go Impetus to soar Higher and higher; Resting awhile to bathe my being In the wondrous beauty I behold. Oh, let me live And live forevermore With God! Give me, not folded wings! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ESTATE SALE: THE SCRABBLE GAME OF A DEAD WOMAN by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE FREED FROM ANOTHER CONTEXT by ELEANOR WILNER THE BIRD IN THE LAUREL'S SONG by ELEANOR WILNER THE LITERAL = THE ABSTRACT: A DEMONSTRATION by ELEANOR WILNER |
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