Steve’s kite
Why Do You Fly Kites?
You kid of 72,
Reliving your childhood?
Child-like, or childish?
Prairie winds are strong,
Annoying to some.
I choose to revel in them,
Let the wind lift my spirits,
Carry kite and me skyward.
But you can no longer run,
Cannot pull the kite aloft,
Cannot even trot…
A delta kite lifts itself
In even a mild breeze.
When high above,
I tie the line to a stake,
And sit with beer in hand,
And look up.
- Steve Shoemaker, Urbana, IL, Oct. 26, 2015
Views from the Edge 
Nice verse! In St. Paul, when Grandad passed in ’65, during the service the minister looked at me and said when I feel the string tugging it was the lord pulling me toward the good!
I have been making & flying kites now for 50+yrs.
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I know Steve will be heartened by your memory. Thanks for sharing.
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I love flying kites, but rarely get to do it. I couldn’t even run when I was a kid, at least not for long, but at the shore there is almost always enough wind to get one up. Good memories😀.
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I can see the two of you, Steve at 6’8″ and you a 4’8″, flying kites on the beach from your wheel chairs. 😂 Just two kids having fun much later in life.
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