While we slumber and sleep,
The sun leaps up from the deep,-
Daylight born at the leap,-
Rapid, dominant, free,
Athirst to bathe in the uttermost sea.
While we linger at play-
If the year would stand at May!-
Winds are up and away,
Over land, over sea,
To their goal, wherever their goal may be.
It is time to arise,
To race for the promised prize;
The sun flies, the wind flies,
We are strong, we are free,
And home lies beyond the stars and the sea.
A Song Of Flight
Christina Rossetti
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Poem topics: away, home, sleep, time, wind, deep, play, strong, year, stand, slumber, sun, goal, sea, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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