Black Beetles in Amber
by Ambrose Bierce
ON THE WEDDING OF AN AËRONAUT
ON THE WEDDING OF AN AËRONAUT
Aëronaut, you're fairly caught,
Despite your bubble's leaven:
Out of the skies a lady's eyes
Have brought you down to Heaven!
No more, no more you'll freely soar
Above the grass and gravel:
Henceforth you'll walk--and she will chalk
The line that you're to travel!
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