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# Daedalus' Daughter
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/daedalus-daughter/
- Published: 2022-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: All know the tale of Icarus, flew too close to the Sun. His flapping strong and vigorous; the wings became undone, wax melting in the intense light. His sister, though, she flies at night.
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

All know the tale of Icarus,  
flew too close to the Sun.  
His flapping strong and vigorous;  
the wings became undone,  
wax melting in the intense light.  
His sister, though, she flies at night.

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