Flown the Coop
ARMOUR, RICHARD
FLOWN THE COOP A Soviet pigeon flew from Murmansk to Italy today and refused to leave. --News item. They say a pigeon flapped its wings And flew with steady toil Until, its journey done, it...
...They say a pigeon flapped its wings And flew with steady toil Until, its journey done, it dropped Upon Italian soil...
...Perhaps, no common pigeon this, It is the dove of peace...
...We praise the bird that won't go back, And may its tribe increase...
...Richard Armour...
Vol. 37 • March 1954 • No. 9
