High Flight | The Poetry Foundation
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, My eager craft through footless halls of air .... Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. This poem is in the public domain. Copyright Credit: Magee, John Gillespie. "Letter to Parents," September 3, 1941. John Magee Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Manuscript.
High Flight by John Gillespie Magee, Jr. - Your Daily Poem
After a high altitude test flight one day, John wrote his parents a letter and enclosed a poem--this one--that test flight inspired. He was killed a few months later, when his plane collided with that of another British military pilot.
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A well known military aviation poem "High Flight", written by John G. Magee on September 3, 1941. The version that most nearly follows the original manuscript is as follows: Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth. High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, My …
High Flight - Wikipedia
High Flight is a 1941 sonnet written by war poet John Gillespie Magee Jr. and inspired by his experiences as a fighter pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II.
High Flight by John Gillespie Magee - Poem Analysis
The poem 'High Flight' celebrates flying, capturing the exhilaration and freedom of soaring above the earth. The speaker delights in the freedom of the skies, describing the exhilarating experience of wheeling, soaring, and swinging "through footless halls of air."
John Gillespie Magee – High Flight (an Airman's Ecstasy)
High in the sun-lit silence. Hovering there. Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. The author of this poem, John Gillespie Magee, Jr., was an American aviator who died...
The high untrespassed sanctity of space Put out my hand and touched the face of God. High Flight John G. Magee, Jr. This poem was written by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr., who was 18 years old and studying in the United States when the Second World War began. Trained in …
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Sep 23, 2022 · I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings. You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung. My eager craft through footless halls of air. Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
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High Flight Poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Jan 21, 2025 · High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, My eager craft through footless halls of air… Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split.