Wings that flutter in sunny air;

Wings that dive and dip and dare;

Wings of the humming-bird flashing by;

Wings of the lark in the purple sky;

Wings of the eagle aloft, aloof;

Wings of the pigeon upon the roof;

Wings of the storm-bird, swift and free,

With wild winds sweeping across the sea—

Often and often a voice in me sings—

Oh for the freedom, the freedom of wings!