Today’s Riddles: September 22, 2011:

Sailing Spirit:
My dress is tranquil when I tread the earth,
or dwell at home, or drift on the water.
Sometimes my wings and this wide sky
lift me over the dwellings of men,
and then strong clouds carry me
over the people. My ornaments
echo loudly and melodiously,
Illustriously sing when I am not near
the earth and stream, a sailing spirit.
What am I?
A swan.