Ray > wrote:

>> Geoff,
>> North Loburn,
>> New Zealand
>>
>> --
>> Burn the land and boil the sea,
>> You can't take the sky from me.
> Sorry but they can. The night sky is gone due to light pollution and the
> day sky is lessened by regular pollution. Maybe it seemed true when it was
> written.

Maybe the night sky is gone where you live, but not where I live. Sometimes
I come home late on a clear night and the view of the milky way and
magellanic clouds overhead is just stunning.

Anyway the "You can't take the sky from me" phrase in the context it was
written referred to flying rather than viewing.

--
Burn the land and boil the sea,
You can't take the sky from me.