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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Kite


The Kite
It has to wait. The kite’s dream of flight has to start with at least a small gust of wind. The tiniest draft can begin the kite’s fantasies of heights unknown. There it is. It’s on its way. The thin and bright plastic stretches over the sturdy wooden dowels and pulls it up and up. The fragile tether holding it to the ground pulls taut.
The kite is now soaring. It’s getting difficult to distinguish from the azure sky. The tail can barely be seen flapping like the arms of a drowning man. A sharp tug on the string sends it careening down, spiraling before regaining balance. The kite can go higher until the string runs out or crashing down by incessant pulling. It really depends on who is holding the string, if anyone.

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