Last week was my birthday

Now I am five

I didn't get a pony

Or even a puppy

I got a new dress
it's white with pink flowers
and some hair bows to match

I got a baby doll that talks
some coloring books
and a big box of crayons

I really would have liked a pony
but dad said they eat too much

My grandma bought me some socks
and kitty cat pajamas

Aunt Susie and Uncle Jack bought me some puzzles
and a shiny pink piggy bank

I really would have liked a puppy
but mom said they chew too much

Grandpa gave me a piece of cloth
with sticks holding it together,
a really long tail and some string

Grandpa said it was a kite
and when he took me to the park
we'd watch it take flight

I wondered how it would fly
it had no motor
and had no feathers

But grandpa had said
all we needed was wind

I got up early next Saturday morning
put on my new dress
had my momma put up my hair
and waited for grandpa
to take me to the park

Grandpa said to lay the kite down
right in the middle of the field
and slowly unravel the string

I kept walking
kept unraveling the string
but nothing happened to the kite

Grandpa smiled and said "wait"
"Be patient silly goose"
"Be patient"

I felt a tiny breeze ruffle my dress
then I heard grandpa laugh
and he told me to run

I ran,
and felt the string pull

I looked back at the kite
but it was no longer on the ground

It was stretching, reaching for the sky
It was swooping, swirling

Dancing just for me

It was flipping, turning
circling, bouncing

Racing the birds

I giggled and smiled
faster and faster I ran

My kite touched the clouds
flew over the trees

And then it stopped

A really big tree
grabbed my kite's tail
and wouldn't let go

I pulled on the string
with all my might
but that mean ole tree
just wouldn't let go

If mom would have bought me a puppy
It could've chewed off my kite's tail

And I'd still be watching my kite

Dancing in the clouds

And racing with the birds


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