CHAPTER 5: TEST FLIGHT
This Year
2021 with the worldwide pandemic
engulfing all of us. Writing came very slow to me. Looking out my window and seeing the lilies emerge
and the rain coming down my sprits lifted. I reminisce a pointer broom Kite,
wet mud between my toes. After the rain the sun on your back its time to share,
Once upon An Easter.
Love Rowan
With Easter approaching fast and not having a wooden kite to fly my brother, Clarence and I were worried. We explained to the Gardner our dilemma. He convinced us that our fears were unfounded and we could build our own wood kite. Up to that time we could only build pointer broom kits. Which were not very efficient kits. They were prone to breaking easily and had disastrous flying records. The Gardner then proceeded to lead us through the steps of making our own wood kite with old pieces of board hanging around our yard. And assisted by my aunt Yvonne who provide us with some of her Grease Proof paper and some color Barbados Paper we built two {Singing Engine kits} with big bulls so that they could hum in the air. The kits being completed mine was put to the test flight. It flew so high it homed so loud it could be heard form miles, my heart could not stop pounding with happiness. Then as if out of nowhere a strong gosh of wind blew and pop went the twine (Crochet #0) and away flew my kite. There was no time to waste straight away we plunged in to action running in the direction of the falling kite. As fast as the kite fell it disappeared more speedily. We now had to go from yard to yard over fences fearing bad dogs and angry shouts. Finally we got to the yard of an old lady and decided to ask her if she had seen a fallen kite. “Yes” she said, and then asks us to describe the kite. I slept well that night with my kite by my bedside.
