Ken Carroll Poet Free verse

Icarus Rejoice

She said,
love gives us wings
therefore lover,
we belong to the heavens...

Let us abandon
this frozen world
and fix ourselves
among the ceaseless blue stars...

Higher and higher
into the sky
you and I
will eternally fly...

Let us not
come too close to the sun
we may burn the tips of our wings
stay and be safe with me...

For in your eyes
is a burning sun
within you I find the end of space
and my wings are unpinned...
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Sara Kendrick March 21, 2014 at 8:03 AM Love can be like that..Enjoyed reading your passionate work today..Thanks for the visit..Sara Ken Carroll March 21, 2014 at 9:53 AM Thank you Sara for stopping by!

Andrea Dietrich March 20, 2014 at 9:17 PM Ken, I LOVE this one. You and I both mentioned Icarus this week. A FAVE on this one. Ken Carroll March 20, 2014 at 9:22 PM Andrea thank you for the awesome comment and visit!

Nette Onclaud March 20, 2014 at 3:05 PM a wonderful variation of the theme delightfully done, ken... lovely read! Ken Carroll March 20, 2014 at 3:16 PM Nette thank you for the delightful visit!

Robert Pettit March 20, 2014 at 1:38 PM This is a very pretty write. I know about the Greek mythology tale of Daedalus and Icarus. Did you know there's an asteroid named Icarus that orbits the sun? It has a highly eccentric orbit that takes it inside the orbit of Mercury and just beyond the orbit of Jupiter. It came very close to the earth back in 1968. Ken Carroll March 20, 2014 at 1:42 PM Thanks for stopping by Robert and sharing that info about the orbiting asteroid named after Icarus.

Anne-Lise Andresen March 20, 2014 at 12:26 PM - Love will make you feel so light ... you feel like you can fly .... yes, it's true Ken - Lovely poem. - (You do not need wings :) - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Ken Carroll March 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM Thank you Anne for the lovely visit!

Eileen Manassian March 20, 2014 at 12:25 PM How I LOVE the story of Icarus. Simply amazing how you gave it this romantic twist. LOVELY, Ken. To my favs Ken Carroll March 20, 2014 at 12:31 PM Thank you Eileen, your visits are always welcomed..