Wings that flutter in sunny air;
Wings that dive and dip and dare;
Wings of the humming-bird flashing by;
Wings of the lark in the purple sky;
Wings of the eagle aloft, aloof;
Wings of the pigeon upon the roof;
Wings of the storm-bird, swift and free,
With wild winds sweeping across the sea--
Often and often a voice in me sings--
Oh for the freedom, the freedom of wings!
--_Mary F. Butts._