He skylark flew above the plush champagnes With mountains valleys rivers cheerful small And even when he panned the farthest plains Their reach for him did not reach far at all Until he hit hit hit a wall unseen In crystal air that harder there reached on And cleanly fixed the sun within its glean Where there he witnessed glinting endless dawn Before the raptors ravens flew too near And hovered just above below beside While still he smiled a smile so light with cheer That he their first bite took with smiling pride And fell and fell some more and further fell And falling whispered bloodless prayers for hell