Short Flights

"Short Flights" by Meredith Nicholson is a collection of poems from the early 1890s that explores love, nature, and what being human is all about. The lyrical verses capture a wide range of emotions with an elegant style. Reflecting on the feelings of the late 1800s, Nicholson uses a romantic and thoughtful tone with a selection of works that go through a variety of subject matters. From the beauty of nature to the pain of love that has been lost, the poems include pieces like, "A Secret" and, "Good Night and Pleasant Dreams," and take the reader through feelings of longing and happiness, and reveals how complex being human really is. Showing us the important things like memory, the poems wonder about life, death, and time going by, giving the reader a chance to reflect on times that happen fast.