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.
Commentary
(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