It
was just around the corner
As
it always is
In
an open place there, waiting,
And
I saw it just in time
Before
it vanished
As
I came there, where it was
Flushed
with a happy anticipation
Full
of answering surprise, for a new
Light
that was in me, lifting like a kite!
It
wasn’t made of anything that you
Could
call, solid
Nor,
held there by any earthly string
– And not a figment of the
imagination
But, yes, it’s true – a thing
of naught:
A
little airborne diamond kite!
Made
of nothing, but delight
Flying
up there through the ether
Formed
of lovely dancing light!
Two
sticks that crossed, four points
Joined
with string and brown paper
Streaming
up and up – and away!
All
my questions, all my sighs
All
my unbending ways denied
All
my helpless fears for love –
Arranged
in ribbons there for rags
Tied
in places, made the tail
And
far it flew! – And flew away!
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