Paper Plane

PAPER PLANE A project with my small son After so much paper folding Sharpening important creases Anticipation slowly increases Thumb and forefinger holding First flight testing has begun He sees me throw the plane Into the garden’s warm still air At first it floats and then dives A sense of freedom in our lives What’s a wing without a prayer Swooping down to crash again Initial plans were crafted well Launching to fly into marriage Reminds me what went wrong All planes land before too long Skidding with no undercarriage Flights suspended as you can tell Dated 26 August 2022