Learning To Fly

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With the determination of an eagle I stand upon the highest cliff
Feeling the wind beneath my wings as I await for thermal lift
My eyes are focussed on the world below, a gentle breeze against my face
As the morning sun consumes the dark I claim this day and all its grace
At the speed of light I freely fall miles above the earth
With my faith flying above the clouds and like a jet my engines burst
My spirit breaks the barriers of sound over shadowed decades of pain
Above empires of decadence I reign through greener fields and grassy plains
Beneath the dirt the coals of hell are rising to burn me from the sky
I may never leave this world behind, but I'm still learning how to fly

~ JJF~
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Posted: May 2014
About this poem:
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
~William Shakespeare~

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itchywitch
wonderful Mr James bowing

Ignorance is thinking clipped wings can't fly...
but god knows better, reasons why he gave some of us extra feathersangel
Joseph1112
Masterful write bro, just beautiful! "With my faith...grassy plains" Superb. Japplause cheers
Girlygirl196349
IM STILL LEARNING HOW TO FLY
Very powerful words I enjoyed your poem. hug ::cheering: angel
fjamesj9701
Thank you Miss lovely IWM always a pleasure and great wordsrose
fjamesj9701
Thank you Mr J for your time and kind use of words. Very much appreciated…Jessehandshake
fjamesj9701
Always a pleasure Miss LGG and thank you for being such a friend…Jesseteddybear
Girlygirl196349
Jesse the pleasure is all mine being friends with you grin You have a very kind soul hug
Girlygirl196349
I have a phobia of worms barf barf
Mizzy4
Beautiful poem Jesse,
Most enjoyable........
Mick.

peace
darkhorse555
loved it jesse must bring back super duck smiling dear friendangel
candykid
Just like a dream....awesome write. ...thumbs up
ladyjewel
kiss kiss Always learn, and always fly, you are kind of amazing hug
123whisper
'Learning how to fly' -awasame poem... so much for getting out of human body to rich freedom of sky wine angel
fjamesj9701
Thank you Mr Mick its an honor my friend.Thank you again …Jessehandshake
fjamesj9701
Thank you Mr LDH, how about them duckslaugh super
fjamesj9701
Thank you CK, I always appreciate you buddybeer handshake
fjamesj9701
Well that is just mighty kind of you Miss LJ and always my pleasurewine rose
fjamesj9701
Thank you Whisper for your time and kindnessteddybear
orientalkoru
Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
~William Shakespeare~

Brilliant my friend as always... You took me on a flight from the physical to spiritual... I am re-learning to fly myself beyond the fench posts in my mind that have previously limited myself....your words touched my heart so much! thumbs up gift wine angel
fjamesj9701
Thank you always Orientalkoru for every encouraging word and every bit of your faith. always a pleasure and regards my dear friend. Learning to fly can sometimes prove to be most difficult. Thank you again…Jessewine rose
SnowCoveredMuse
One word says it all

"Grand"

~Bravo my friend, Bravo!

~SASconversing
trurorob
Classic dark stuff Jesse. Love the last four lines
Rob
jonE2tone
Ive taken quite a liking to your poetry Fjames, in fact I visit these forums to read from you and a few other poets Ive grown to likethumbs up
fjamesj9701
Thank you Miss SnowCovered always a pleasure to see you and read from your kindness…Jessewine
fjamesj9701
Thank you Mr Sensei Rob, Im always honored by your words. Thank you again…Jessehandshake
fjamesj9701
Far too king Mr 2Tones, greatly appreciated…Jesseconversing
Poetnumber1
Diligent work Skywalker, loved the imagery in this one.
fjamesj9701
Thank you better late than never my Fellow Jedi of the tropics wherever the birds sing and chickens are plucked there you are, the Man the Myth the Legend , Mr MMPNUnO1B, thank you always my friend…Skywalkercheers
Happygolucky4u
That is really nice! I'm still learning to fly also! angel2
Happygolucky4u
Went back to reread this this morning. And everytime I see your photo I want to tell you to quit monkeying around giggle
fjamesj9701
Lol thank you Miss Happy for your time and comment, but Im not sure that I can stop the monkeying around confused Much love dear friend and glad to see you…Jessewine
Ahyra
Love it James, I hope to be learning how to fly till my last day, in the mean time, let's keep leaning and flying. Great write my friend. Oh, and love also your Shakespeare quote teddybear
fjamesj9701
Ahyra my Dearest Friend Im so glad to feel your presence here on the corner and how Im sure we miss you. Thank you for a lovely comment…Jesseteddybear
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