Where Eagles Fly
James Robert Pendleton 1958 (Fallon NV)
The eagle circles high above the canyon caves
the dolphin leaps through the ocean waves
as we walk through the promised land
our heads held high giving not a helping hand
The eagle my brother using his gift of sight
flies higher than most into the night
below he sees a crying young man
with compassion he lands as only he can
the young man explains that he is lost
“I asked for help, but what was the cost?"
The eagle my brother with powerful wings
picked up the young man and started to sing
the love he heard was ever so clear
as he was held by my brother so near
so thick and armor plated was his heart that nothing could penetrate
the young man had to go and isolate
The dolphin my brother lives in the seven seas
with angry young men who can’t live in harmony
the pain of loneliness was their only bond
which helped them live on the world's largest pond
seaman's companion and savior be
the wisest of all on the highest high sea
The dolphin my brother with his sonar engaged
found the buried pain that has kept me caged
The dolphin my brother with love in His eyes
sends me back to Where Eagles Fly
the pain of loneliness and fears of mine
are canceled by my brothers' love combined
About this poem
Pain, lonelines of being out to sea through birthdays, anniversaries, Thanksgivings, Christmas'. living through knowing my wife had an affair while I was on patrol. I had major baggage i needed to get rid of.
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Written on October 16, 1992
Submitted by jamesrpendleton on April 27, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDDEE XXFFGG XHIIHH JJXXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,196 |
Words | 234 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
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