Up, Up And Away

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. - Winston Churchill

they told him to, "go fly a kite"

so he waited for a steady gust

a wing and a prayer with which to thrust

figuring he owed them at least that much

the kite's frame like his own skeletal bones

its flashy tail of manhood stuck between its legs

its tether got tangled-up

as the wind grew stronger

it stayed up longer

too long, in fact

turning it into a nose-diving kamikaze

alas, now being told to, "take your ball and go home and play" is easy

Author's Note

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something". - Thoreau

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

interesting visit in contrasts my friend ... i think your poem hides a lot, Pete ... a box kite may have a tail between it's legs .. but not the "High Flier" ;) ... being diamond shaped an all .. tail at it's arse perhaps .. your poem brings tons of memories of kite flying days of mine .. i think they cost a dime ... we learned and traded tricks of the trade .. how long the tail .. how much of a bow in the cross piece etc ... i never lost one in a tangled tether but .... how those kamikaze dives took the toll ... this one is one i need to ponder .. hmmmmmmmmmmmm :)
E.

[Pete]

hi e. cool how it brought back childhood memories. is a metaphor. think of viagra.

[Einstein Noodle]

i did ......... :} i thought of your poem today and a kites tail between it's legs ... i remembered Gallagher's Grocery store a block from my home. It's where i bought my kites from .. without the wind it won't ever get up ... i wouldn't know personally of course; but .... it can happen any time .. no matter how youthful a man may be ... one is wise to pay attention to the way the wind blows i guess ;)))))))))))))

[poetgurl]

This is cute, Love the song as well.
Wonderful write

[Pete]

thanks for the share pg.

[Poetic Beauty]

lol the comparison gave me a chuckle

[Pete]

what's life if we can't laugh at it occasionally.

[Poetic Beauty]

I totally agree