Eight-line Poems

Kite

Kite

Up on the hill and the wind fresh with spring,
sunlight bright in the eye and on the grass,
the boy eager as he holds the kite, bucking in his hand,
the tail streams from the fragile structure,
its tissues crackling in the eddies of air, alive
with longing to ride the high currents above.
Released, it climbs into the blue space,
still connected to his dreams by the tugging line.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, April 18 2021
Prompt: “Go Fly a Kite Day takes place during April, National Kite Month, which means that the phrase should be taken literally. People should use the day to fly kites.” If you're inspired, write a poem about a kite!