I saw a kite flying itself

I saw a kite flying itself

A Poem by Andy M

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Tuesday, I saw a kite flying itself.

Its string was tied or tangled on the chain-link fence that shells up behind the home plate of a sandlot baseball diamond.

And as it glided in place and shook with an enthused fever in the warm breeze

I wanted to dive upwards and feel that current.

 

I do not envy the kite,

because no matter how much it tried,

it was tethered by inanimate force,

which is just as good as being driven into the ground.

 

11 June 2008

© 2008 Andy M


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What a lesson here. Freedom or the illusion of it. Which do we truly have? Great piece in its simplicity. Good job.

Posted 16 Years Ago
Realistic and truthful...I like it.

Posted 16 Years Ago

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 Added on June 11, 2008

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Andy M
Andy M

St. Charles, IL



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