(the magician, Aquarian)
to Isaac, age 6
a wind chime hangs
in anticipation
beneath an arbor
a workbench arrayed
almost casually
with a circular motion
he scoops balls of air
into the swirling clouds
like galaxies fleeing
from each other
he flutters about
after each sparkly bit
all of the elements
all of the senses
all the myriad disciplines
swarm within and without
in an ever-expanding horizon
which binds him in time
between the bluest sky
and the spinning earth
(August 5, 2023)
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