I Flew – Lindsay Tocik
The first time I flew a kite without my father
Sky chose to tease Earth with sorrowful weather.
I walked with three others whom no longer know my name,
while we searched for open fields to launch our turtle tether.
Sky chose to tease Earth with sorrowful weather,
but Sun refused to give into Darkness. You should have seen her shine.
While we search for open fields to launch our turtle tether,
we shared chuckles, and Kite’s string became entangled with Vine’s.
As Sun refused to give into Darkness (you should have seen her shine),
I walked with three others whom no longer know my name.
We shared chuckles, and Kite’s string became entangled with Vine’s,
The first time I flew a kite without my father.
Note:
This week, in continuation of the theme of weather, Lindsay Tocik writes about sunshine. Lindsay is one of this term’s resident writers on Seven Voices, an online platform which features the work of seven new artists from around Oxford in response to weekly themes every term. Check out and respond to their creations at http://sevenvoices.weebly.com/
