Title blurb




"From one LIGHT come many colors." ~GJ Dürrschmidt

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Boy in the Boat: A Poem (The Magical Perspective of Youth)




That boy in a boat
out in the channel
cannot be older
than ten.

He tugs on a rope,  
hoisting anchor up;
but it falls back in
again.

Frantically pulling,
it's anchors away,
as he slowly drifts
right by.

He acts afraid, so
I smile and wave,
but he gives me no
reply.

****************

That man over there
on the water’s edge,
I know that he’s a
wizard:

whitest flowing hair,
wooden magic staff,
seated by his dragon
lizard.

Is he waving “Hi,”
or casting a spell?
Oh why did I drift
his way?!

Heaven help me get
out of range before
I become a toad
today!

~gj duerrschmidt




No comments:

Post a Comment