Lyric Poetry

Dear 5-6,

Today is a wonderful start to a new term. For English lesson today, we read a lyric poem- Fly Away by Corrinne May.

Fly Away- Corrinne May

"When will you be home?" she asks
as we watch the planes take off
We both know we have no clear answer to where my dreams may lead
She's watched me as I crawled and stumbled
As a child, she was my world
And now to let me go, I know she bleeds
and yet she says to me

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be praying every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart to know we'll be so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away

Autumn leaves fell into spring time and
Silver-painted hair
Daddy called one evening saying
"We need you. Please come back"
When I saw her laying in her bed
Fragile as a child
Pale just like an angel taking flight
I held her as I cried

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be praying every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart to know we'll be so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away

I hope you enjoy this poem as much as I do! Your friends have written some very good personal responses to the poem. Feel free to leave your comments below to encourage one another.

Q. What would you say to the mother in the poem? Why?

Megan wrote:

I know you love your daughter so much but you must know that your daughter has to be independent to face the challenges ahead of her. Your daughter will be coming back with more knowledge. So, do not worry.

Jevon wrote:

Dear Mother,

You are so lucky to have a clever daughter who would take care of you. She will come back to you whenever you need her, even when both of you were so far apart. You need her and she needs you. She came back to you when you were sick, and took care of her when she was young.

Chun Yuen wrote:

"Mother, don't be sad, your daughter will be coming back with more knowledge. She might even be smarter than you are. She will have a good job and receive a good salary in future. Then, she will have more time to spend with you."

Take care and see you all tomorrow,

Miss Liew