the alpha wizard

15 Feb 2017

the alpha wizard

was it the wire or the tree
or wayward balloons
bursting the ceiling
allowing meteoric pulses to
enter the atmosphere
uninterrupted

was it the whiskey
or the rye
that sparked something
out of nothing
like lightning in the sky

throwback man
walks around half-naked
carrying torch by daylight
poking sticks at stars by night

extending arms high above his head
he spreads his fingers wide
electrically connecting dots
whether seen or unseen
from the nondescript beginning
to an imaginary end

february two thousand seventeen
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Posted in Poetry and tagged magic, poem, Poetry, wizard

10 thoughts on “the alpha wizard”

Pleasant Street on February 15, 2017 at 7:43 pm said:

very magical

might’ve been the gin…they say it does things to the mind

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- j matthew waters on February 15, 2017 at 8:24 pm said:
  
  thank you for visiting and commenting on this one…and yes, I have heard that gin does seem to do that 😀
  
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thesarahdoughty on February 15, 2017 at 9:10 pm said:

Very nicely done.

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- j matthew waters on February 16, 2017 at 5:46 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Sarah.
  
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inapoem on February 16, 2017 at 12:49 pm said:

I was on the journey of your poem… and felt nice to finish it. Thanks

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- j matthew waters on February 16, 2017 at 1:12 pm said:
  
  thank you very much for visiting and commenting on this poem
  
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  - inapoem on February 16, 2017 at 1:12 pm said:
    
    My pleasure
NIKESH LILANI on February 18, 2017 at 11:27 am said:

Oh! Interesting and beautiful. There was everything in it. There was an element of science when you say, electrically connected,and a nice flow of poetry. Beautifully composed.

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- j matthew waters on February 28, 2017 at 7:39 pm said:
  
  thank you again for visiting here and for sharing your thoughts on this piece
  
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  - NIKESH LILANI on March 1, 2017 at 2:17 am said:
    
    My pleasure.