A SONG OF FLIGHT.
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"Oh weep or laugh, but let me be,
And live or die, for all's in vain;
For life's in vain since we must part,
And parting must not meet again
And live or die, for all's in vain;
For life's in vain since we must part,
And parting must not meet again
"Till windflowers blossom on the sea
And fishes skim along the plain;
Pale rose of roses let me be,
Your breaking heart breaks mine again."
And fishes skim along the plain;
Pale rose of roses let me be,
Your breaking heart breaks mine again."
A SONG OF FLIGHT.
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.
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.
—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.
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.
