AIRBORNE
Ten years old
arms outstretched
flying high
swooping low
over green fields
rocketing along in the sunshine
doing rolls.
Watch out birds
here I come.
But high-skying boys and birds
are not all that flies.
So, when my time comes
fold my wings
upon my heart
as I prepare
to dematerialize.
Text copyright © 2020 Patrick S. Wolfe
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An author and historian, Patrick Wolfe lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.