| Aero-metre (1919) by |
| from Poetry, March 1919 |
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De Havilland biplane in flight, from Aviation in Britain before the First World War. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
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In pale spaciousness I blend with subtle infinity. The wing wires of my plane Whistle a monotone That lulls my earthy unrest To sleep. The faint blur before me Of whirring propellers Soothes my eyes. I have no objective. The sky is bare; The here and there Have equal values. There is no ultimate to strive for — Only higher air. Thinner and more fair.
My plane sees a star to vault, But tediously pendulates In measured expansion Far below.
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