One step forward Three steps back Little feet darting about Sheer rapture in every step Clapped on the mouth Then clasped in joy Two chubby little hands Flying about in mirthful glee Eyes dancing, face shining A look of awe on the face Excited chatter…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Some Thoughts on Magic
Sometimes we mistake magic for ordinary. An egg is magic. So are a seed, a blossom, a child. Why is it that the religious fear magic but believe the unbelievable? Science and magic are not mutually exclusive. That spark of electricity is both real and…
Wonder Woman
I have stared death down and won. I have accomplished things they said I couldn’t. I have exceeded expectations of success. I have proven that limits are nothing more than guidelines, that aren’t rigid and are ment to be tested. I have done all of…
Magic
It does not exist because I believe in it, But I believe in it because it exits It’s all over the place, in everything you come across, In all you mesmerize, in every day of morning sun, In every colour of sunset, in every glance…
Queue Don Williams
Prompt 2, Hour 2 Write a poem about magic. Magic as something real, magic as something imagined, magic in a fictional setting, magic in an urban situation, it can be about how children perceive the world as magic, or possibly magic, anything really. The word…
True Life of Unicorns
The reflection, looking back, resemble a Unicorn. The grandchild that adores Unicorns saw it too. Often, in moments of crisis the words, “I am Not a Unicorn” could be heard but still magic would happen. When you are rare, you are a Unicorn. Don’t even…
At Sixteen [2 – #magic]
At sixteen the world was a song and the song was exciting every day fresh, everything happening The morning dew on the grass and the sun on the street were pure magic and we shot out of our beds just go to out and see….
Ode to Hakeem Olajuwon
There’s something beautiful About what he does out there How he tricks the defenders And drives to the open basket His body appears to move in one direction But his mind has already sped past you A twirl of the hand and he scores easily…
Prompt 2 – Magic: Prince Lonnie’s Birthday
King Kreskin of London A fine British chap Requested to meet with Lord Bernie Von Trapp A party in order For Prince Lonnie Lee Where magic and mayhem were certain to be “I’ll get right on it, sire.” And then in a flash Bernie sent…
A Teacher’s Craft
There are high pitched giggles of youth combining with swirling motion, a never ending energy There are colorful walls filled with impressionistic art as fictional characters dance across the floor. A light streams in from a hidden door as an invisible wand… oak, supple, dragon…