Dreams Aspire To Reach The Sky When Doves Fly Poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

Dreams Aspire to Reach the Sky, "When Doves Fly"


The day is done when dreams
are lodged in the mount of Olympus
Nations come and fly to reach the sky -
the summit of friendship, the summit
of sportsmanship; strength and endurance
tested, will and elegance displayed.

Dreams collide on Mount Olympus
when doves fly to reach the sky -
Dreams to win, dreams to pluck
gold medals and honourable names.
The flame is lighted, songs and history
sang and retold, and dreams recounted.

Here as the torch is lighted, the flame
of dreams to reach the sky is ignited.
And these dreams will continue to linger long.

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