Boundaries of Heaven

Cottonwood sky
Men hunger to fly

We beat our waxwings
Against this innocent wind

Then, we ascend
To the boundaries
Of heaven

What beacon of light
Burst, as a flame,
From the warm hands of Prometheus

This morsel of bread
Shall feed hungry men

We fly, again
To the boundaries of heaven
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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