HAD I THE WINGS

The poem Had I The Wings from James Oppenheim's The Sea

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                <l>AH, had I the wings now,</l>
                <l>Wings of the mounting condor to clear the clouds,</l>
                <l>Clear the heavy clouds and soar to the day-dying sun,</l>
                <l>To the sun, beyond these streets,</l>
                <l>To the sun, beyond this lash of the winter rains...</l>
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                <l>But the day lags, binding me:</l>
                <l>The day lags and my pent-up heart beats at its bars,</l>
                <l>At its prison-bars beats, captive and dark.</l>
                <l>Ah, had I the fire now, had I the joy now, had I the wings
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                <l>To clear the clouds of my rain-swept soul,</l>
                <l>And soar in the heavens, sun-bathed.</l>
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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 bcarnell6@hotmail.com
2012

Copyright © 2019 by Bret Carnell

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Bret Carnell Transcribed and encoded poems view page image(s) HAD I THE WINGS AH, had I the wings now, Wings of the mounting condor to clear the clouds, Clear the heavy clouds and soar to the day-dying sun, To the sun, beyond these streets, To the sun, beyond this lash of the winter rains... 5 But the day lags, binding me: The day lags and my pent-up heart beats at its bars, At its prison-bars beats, captive and dark. Ah, had I the fire now, had I the joy now, had I the wings now To clear the clouds of my rain-swept soul, 5 And soar in the heavens, sun-bathed. 212

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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 bcarnell6@hotmail.com
2012

Copyright © 2019 by Bret Carnell

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Bret Carnell Transcribed and encoded poems HAD I THE WINGS AH, had I the wings now, Wings of the mounting condor to clear the clouds, Clear the heavy clouds and soar to the day-dying sun, To the sun, beyond these streets, To the sun, beyond this lash of the winter rains... But the day lags, binding me: The day lags and my pent-up heart beats at its bars, At its prison-bars beats, captive and dark. Ah, had I the fire now, had I the joy now, had I the wings now To clear the clouds of my rain-swept soul, And soar in the heavens, sun-bathed. 212