Flight – By Dr. Bill De Armond
A misty silence shrouds my rice field
And I sit on my heels
comfortable in the slight morning breeze
a mute observer
The wind gently moves over the reeds
the faint sound of running water
the croak of a lonely frog
Time stands still
Then
Silently as a kite pulled into the sky
A large white crane
as if impervious to gravity
rises from its hidden resting place
Hovering against the green terrace
a picture painted for a tourist
a specter from a primordial past
The ancient coexisting with the present
And
In an ever-so-slow motion
of a rustling of wings unfolded
it ascends into the air
Flying off to the next paddy
bearing my spirit away
Dr. Bill DeArmond is Professor of Mass Communications and Film at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He served as Program Director of AFKN-TV in Seoul, taught at Meongji University and directed two plays at the Korean National Theater.
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