A Windy Day

On that windy day

I went to fly my kite

My mum said it was too windy

But I said the weather was just right

Walking to the park

The clouds covered the sun

Then the rain started

And the people began to run

The trees bent and thrashed

As the wind became stronger

And as I got to the park

I couldn’t wait any longer

I lifted my kite

And looked up to the sky

I threw it right up

And it started to fly

I grabbed onto the reel

And held it as tight as I could

Steering the kite

Like dad had told me I should

Just as I was thinking

If mum would be looking for me on the street

A huge gust of wind came

And knocked me off my feet

But the kite kept flying

Higher and higher

And I felt myself

Begin to get lighter

As the kite lifted me up

And I couldn’t feel the ground

I called out for help

But no one was around

I was swept up

With the rain and leaves

And soon enough

I was above the trees

The kite kept going higher

And as I held on tight

I wondered

If I’d be home for dinner tonight

The wind carried me out of the park

And over my street

Looking down at the houses

Past my dangling feet

The kite rose

And into the clouds I went

Below me I knew

Was quite a descent

The kite kept rising

And I wish I’d known how to get down

When the fall was shorter

And when I could see the ground

But there was no other way

Then to just let go

And that’s what i did

As I yelled ‘Look out below!’