Flying High .....

My friend , Swaram is a part of a group of young people who are involved in projects that help rural children with their education. Sometimes , being a firmly grounded person, gives folks a special ability to make things fly high.

We just celebrated Makar Sankranti , our Harvest festival, which also signifies Uttarayan, or the Sun's movement away from the equator to the North. Besides worship and prayer, there is a lot of food, song, and fun with friends. It is traditional also to fly kites on this day.

Someone photographed her doing exactly that.....


The Sun on a string,
and
the Little Stars
of her village
at her feet,
proudly showing off
their new school bags and books...

And while
he travels North
in Uttarayan,
to warm up
those who see
less of him,
he knows
that
there will come
a time
when he must return,
because
she has him on a string...

In the meanwhile,
she
and her friends
at Sewa,
are the Sun
for the little ones.