The Art of Kite Flying
“It’s the string that makes it fly,” he said
As the kite tugged wildly at its thread.
“Without the string, it falls and dies –
Collapses from these bright blue skies,
Yet still it battles to break free
But it is just a kite, you see.”
And then he stopped and turned his head,
“So, what’s your string?” the old man said.
© John H Rice
John H Rice is a former primary school headteacher who writes educational materials for children – and poems!
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Award-Wining Children's Poet, Author, Wildlife and Climate enthusiast, NPD Ambassador, blogger and owner of Lola the retired alert dog and Paddy the alert dog in training. Books include CLiPPA shortlisted Being Me, Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings, Editor of Shaping the World, Author of Be the Change, Apes to Zebras, The Same Inside, Reaching the Stars and Animal Magic. I visit schools, libraries, literary festivals via Zoom and give lessons on writing poetry for children. http://www.poetryroundabout.com http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com @LizBrownlee@zirk.us @Lizpoet
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Simply lovely! 🙂
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John will be happy to hear that, Iris!
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We also need the wind too… 😉
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