#High Flight

[missmargaretcarter]

High Flight by Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee Jr.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

N.C. Wyeth (1882 - 1945)

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High Flight BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR. 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 clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air ....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

[deadeyes-o0]

High Flight by John Gillespie Magee Jr.

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 clouds,—and done a hundred things

You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung

High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,

I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air ....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue

I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace

Where never lark nor ever eagle flew—

And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod

The high untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

[gwydionmisha]

High Flight - John Gillespie Magee Jr.

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 clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there, I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air .... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew— And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

[authortobenamedlater]

@mrtobenamedlater

For All Mankind - 2x08

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 clouds, — and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of – wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there, I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air…. Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew — And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, – Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

- High Flight by John Gillespie Magee Jr

[shitpostingkats]

Thank you for your service, king.

[shanks]

TEDDY

[cloudmancy]

I just KNOW mary ann would fuck it up on flight rising & neopets & club penguin. let's take play petsites together.....

[halcyon-autumn]

Happy "Kristen Applebees gets kicked out of school" Eve to all who celebrate

Cassandra willing, we will all be celebrating "Bobby Dawn gets murdered" Eve this time next week

[cyt0sis]

I Love You so much cunty Hal Jordan magical girl transformation

[ambermaitrejean]

"in my skin and bones, I can soar" Photo by Amber Maitrejean

Listening to: Dante Leon- The Sky

[auspicioustidings]

141 and friends undercover, going to take out this oligarch in the air on a private flight. It's been planned meticulously, his private jet compromised so he has to rent one instead and that plane comes with a crew (the crew of course is them right down to the pilot, the bartender and the private fucking chef). You were not part of the plan.

Unfortunately you are on that plane for entirely stupid reasons. You are a nobody really, but you have been put on this flight last minute with a potential investor for your company as a gesture of goodwill because even though you are a nobody, you are very good at fixing watches. Not even your job, but your parents ran a shop their whole life and you grew up learning watches in and out. The CEO remembered that was the fun fact about you at the company Christmas party so here you are, dropped off at an airport last minute because rich people are fucking crazy and think 'here is someone to fix that issue you were having with your watch that costs more than their yearly salary' is an acceptable party favour.

You've never flown anything above cattle class in your life and you are intensely uncomfortable and out of place. The potential investor is creepy and rude and you are terrified being stuck up here with him given that he keeps mentioning the king sized bed and the full luxury bath tub. Who the hell is going to save you up here if he decides to have you? Was this the CEOs actual offering?

...and why does the beefed up Scottish attendant keep flirting with you so hard?

[lizardpersonyknow]

Tim, attempting to defend his kill count: Look it was a high stress situation ok! And I was stuck in fight or flight mode! Y'know, the instincts of every human?

Duke: you are trying to tell me that you were so stressed you reverted to your basic instincts

Tim: yes!!

Damian, reluctantly approving: and your instincts are mass murder?

(Dick, in background: yeah that's Tim)

Tim: noooo... It was make things go boom?

Jason, nodding sagely: I get that too, in fact I was under very high stress when I...

Bruce, almost frantic: when you helped people. Because you are. Supposed. To. help. People.

[hostesses-with-the-mostest]

[housecow]

thinking about how i can’t even cross my arms normally anymore because of how big both my chest and arms are getting

[bugdragon]

new icon for pride!