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I Need Air -- Alan Lerner

Guest poem sent in by Zenobia Driver :
(Poem #1954) I Need Air
 I could see it wasn't worth
 Spending time with them on earth.
 There were fewer in the sky.
 I decided I would fly.
 I need air...

 Where only stars get in my hair:
 And only eagles stop and stare.
 I need air.

 Oh, the work is mad
 And I've had my share.
 I need air.
 I need air.
 I need air...

 There's not a sign of life down there.
 Just hats and grown-ups everywhere.
 I need air.

 Lots of cosy sky
 That God and I can share.
 I need air.
 I need air.
-- Alan Lerner
     (from the musical 'The Little Prince', based on the book by
      Antoine St. Exupery)

I guess this describes the pilot who is not one of the gang, a loner, who
flies to get away from it all. A nice poem to read on days when everyone
around is getting on your nerves.

  I could see it wasn't worth
  Spending time with them on earth.
  There were fewer in the sky.
  I decided I would fly.

As good a reason to fly as any!

Loved the cheekiness in the lines:
  There's not a sign of life down there.
  Just hats and grown-ups everywhere.

Yes, I feel like this quite often.

Zen

[Martin adds]

It's surprising how many flying poems and songs have their essence captured
by Yeats's immortal line "a lonely impulse of delight". Today's is no
exception.

martin

[Links]

Biography:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jay_Lerner

The Little Prince [I really need to see this! - martin]:
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071762/maindetails

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Jan Jones said...

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Are you aware of a poem about cheese?

Jim Cubbin said...

Read the book. Trust me, read the book. If you cannot read French, good
translations are available.

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