THE PILOT
Ruby Yvette Jenkins 1898 (United States) – 1992 (United States)
A lad he is, clean-limbed and clear of eye;
I see him head his plane into the sky.
Who knows what thoughts lie deep within his breast
before he brings his plane at length to rest?
Does he know fear? Or does he calmly ride
This falcon of the air, who seems to glide
To dizzy heights, to him, before unknown,
This stalwart lad of late from boyhood grown?
This brave young lad a pilot fain would be,
Flying the vaulted blue, so strong and free.
O Master Pilot, guide him through the hours
He spends in those far flights so near the stars.
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Submitted on May 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 537 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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