Friday last, I found the nerve, A dubious dendrite Dangling in my grief Like a stubborn kite In a midsummer's storm, Flashing razor on her tail Slicing through the wind And every norm of propriety;
As the cryptic cord Wrestled my right hand And my ambivalence About letting go;
A battle of wills ensued:
The stubborn kite, glory-bound, Vs the grieving son...