Icarus

It should have been the glorious spreading of his wings But Icarus flew too close to the sun Ignoring the admonition of his father Pride being his downfall His dreams of escape came undone As he fell tumbling through the heavens And plunged into the depths of the sea, A metaphorical warning to us all From ancient greek mythology. W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly. 2020 6/12/20

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Robert Pettit

Date: 3/17/2021 7:08:00 PM

Nice write about one of the more familiar tales in Greek Mythology. There's an asteroid that orbits the sun and comes close to the earth every once in a while with that name.

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 2/22/2021 5:54:00 PM

Yes, indeed. I have written a few poems on Icarus with modern applications. Also a few poems on Sisyphus. W. H. Auden has one on Icarus based on an old painting. / Maurice

Heidi Sands

Date: 12/7/2020 7:24:00 AM

Interesting. Well done :)

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 12/7/2020 3:45:00 AM

Excellent write with a warning to us all when following our dreams... Belle

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/7/2020 2:05:00 AM

Indeed that is a lesson we should all learn. Well done. ~~