Saturday, July 14, 2012

9/16/2004


Half boy
half prodigy
smiling joyously
he
sweeps up
the deck of cards
as he
crosses the room
shuffling them
in mid air
a demonstration
worthy
of an audience
arriving
at the table
ready to deal
knowing that
skill
in a game
of chance
is no guarantee
of winning
luck
having felled giants
eager to best him.