by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)
Drying their Wings
Language: English
(What the Carpenter Said) The moon's a cottage with a door. Some folks can see it plain. Look, you may catch a glint of light, A sparkle through the pane, Showing the place is brighter still Within, though bright without. There, at a cosy open fire Strange babes are grouped about. The children of the wind and tide -- The urchins of the sky, Drying their wings from storms and things So they again can fly.
Text Authorship:
- by Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931), "Drying their Wings", appears in The Congo and Other Poems, in 4. Fourth Section: Twenty Poems in which the Moon is the Principal Figure of Speech, in 1. First Section: Moon Poems for the Children/Fairy-tales for the Children, no. 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-13
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Word count: 75