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Written July 2023

It's been a busy life seeing the world from above,
Finding the way across continents,
Diving and gliding above a Swiss meadow,
Swirling and twirling over African surf,
Facing the twists and turns of Indian thermals,
Enjoying the excitement of new life in Britain.
 
But then life takes its toll and he's at the end of his tether,
Tugging even harder, until there's a spin into disaster
And we end up in a bird's nest of entanglement,
With energy consumed in attempted repair, 
Hoping it will fly again in tomorrow's breeze.
But he surrenders to the inevitable, 
As the kite is consigned to its fate,
But with memories and pictures of the past.
 
Bembridge 
July 2023.