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Poem
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
As over tides
Of wind it rides,
Climbs to the crest
Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As wind falls.
When string goes slack
You wind it back
And run until
A new breeze blows
And its wings fill
And up it goes!
How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
But a raggeder thing
You never will see
When it flaps on a string
In the top of a tree.
Word Meanings
| Words | English Meanings | Hindi Meanings |
|---|---|---|
| Bright | full of light or shining | |
| Lovely | beautiful or attractive | |
| Shining | emitting or reflecting light | |
| Blue | a colour often associated with the sky or sea | |
| Sky | the expanse above the Earth, where clouds and celestial objects appear | |
| Dive | to plunge into water or descend quickly | |
| Plunge | a sudden or steep downward movement | |
| Snaps | produces a cracking sound | |
| Soars | rises or moves upward gracefully | |
| Sail | a piece of canvas or fabric used to catch wind and propel a boat | |
| String | a thin thread or cord | |
| Tides | the regular rise and fall of the sea, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun | |
| Crest | the top or highest point of something | |
| Gust | a strong, stormy wind | |
| Pulls | moves something in a specific direction | |
| Goes slack | becomes loose or not taut | |
| Wind back | roll or rewind something | |
| Breeze | a gentle wind | |
| Wings | the limbs of a bird or aircraft used for flying | |
| Fill | to make something full or complete | |
| Ragged | torn or rough around the edges | |
| Flaps | to flutter or move rapidly |