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As Close to Flying
Christine Lavin
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Her arms are outstretched
In a dancer's pose
Her gaze is sure and steady now
She's pointed her toes
The blades of her skates
Gleam like platinum
This photo was snapped in '36
Her moment in the sun
Her medals and her trophies
And ribbons on display
With handmade beaded outfits
That were the fashion of her day
She skated 'round the world
She put on quite a show
She came as close to flying
As one could ever know
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The camera caught them in mid-air
It's 1961
Here they look invincible
So full of life and fun
So young and brave and hopeful
As they take that mighty leap
Into the unforgiving void
So silent and so deep
The world was shocked and saddened by
The unexpected fall
But their smiles are framed forever here
On this museum wall
They skated 'round the world
They put on quite a show
They came as close to flying
As two could ever know
A hundred yards away
On the Broadmoor rink
A tiny blur of a skater
Pushes herself to the brink
Of exhaustion and delirium
As she gives it one more try
And for one fleeting moment
She can fly
Oh, look at her fly
But now it's nighttime in New York
I'm on the rink in Central Park
There are no olympians
Skating in the dark
But 'round and 'round we go
To a Gershwin tune
Oh, it feels so good to be gliding here
Beneath the winter moon
I wish that I could jump (I wish that I could)
I wish that I could spin (I wish I could spin)
I wish that I could always stay
In this mood I'm in
I am skating 'round the rink
I am racing with the snow
This is as close to flying
As I have come to know
I am skating 'round the rink
I am racing with the snow
This is as close to flying
As I may ever know
As close to flying
As close to flying
This is as close to flying
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