Icarus

If a skylark flies ten thousand 
feet 
above the uncaring world
Has not that lark ten thousand 
feet,
faster with every whirl,
To fall 
and smash in pieces on the 
ground.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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May 1, 2014 at 7:00 AM
Lovely analogical life deep in meaning, Joe
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