A repost...
Kite Sunbright
There was a gull, once, I heard;
An edgy, questioning bird
Who flew and flew and flew and flew
And pestered every one he knew
To tell of something unseen,
About which he was too keen.
Hidden in every wave and frond,
He found it in the blue beyond. *
An ancient lad wished to fly;
Done with earth, he wanted sky.
Stole another's feathers - what tax!
Paid the price when he sealed with wax.
First, it seemed that all was right
As he soared like bird in flight;
Above the clouds he reached for Sun
- and that was that his story done. **
Noble bird, the eagle kite,
Commands air with regal might.
Ascends the thermal stairs with ease,
As if the gull and lad he'd tease.
No doubts or angst interfere,
To the sun draws ever near -
The feathers his, no wax in sight,
King of the skies is Kite Sunbright!
Inspired by TAKE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE
©Yamini Ali MacLean2013
* J L Seagull Esq.
** Icarus
we know such a gull, who pesterd my dad, snitched his sandwich and decorated his jacket... and we also know the ancient lad who said the sky is not the limit... well done !!!
ReplyDeleteIt is a bit windy here today, we are going to check what is flying up in our skies:)
ReplyDeleteWoos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Ah yes I am familiar with that gull...don't tell Big M but once when she was a wee lassie and we were at
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Hugs HiC
PS cannot make a Gavatar...it won't let me use my email BECAUSE once when I was young and stupid I set up a WP acct.
then I deleted it but evident WP doesn't recognize it as deleted.
Lovely the second time around. And if I ever read it again, the same.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteNice one! My body is not built for flight, tee hee. namaste, janice xx
ReplyDeleteHere in Aberdeen, we know all about those edgy, pestering gulls!
ReplyDeleteWe so remember those nasty gulls at the beach that would wait for a family to head for the ocean to swim and then they would ransack all of their lunches!
ReplyDeleteLove the poem. And it makes me smile that you chose to repost it today, as I woke from a dream about Icarus. Life is strange and quite wondrous isn't it?
ReplyDeletereally beautiful. we have many gulls here that pester people at the beach.. and in the outdoor decks for food and drink.
ReplyDeleteThis is inspiring. I feel the need to be creative. xx
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