WAITING ON MY KITE TO FALL
by Catfish McDaris
Waiting on the first and last leaves
Waiting for the snow to come and go
Waiting for the yes or no
Waiting for John Prine to sing about a half
an enchilada and Jesus and the missing years
Waiting for my daughter to speak to me
again after ten long years of silence
Waiting on my wife to laugh so hard she cries
Waiting to see and hear the chevrons of geese
and the hopping robins and parrot tulips
Waiting for the tears to dry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Catfish McDaris served in the Army artillery for three years shooting 155 MM Howitzers. He appeared in The Lowdown 2013 edited by Robert M. Zoschke dedicated to Lawrence Ferlinghetti with his art on the front cover and his work and photo included.
IMAGE: “Geese in Flight” by Ohara Koson (1877-1945).
Silver Birch Press 
Love this poem. There is much internal rhyme in sync from one line to the next. It also hints at a touch of sadness without being self-pitying.