April
7, 2014
I
went with the Boy down to the Seattle Center today on the monorail. We spent a
good hour or more at the fountain. I think it was more as I lost track of time
just watching him circle round the very top at first and he was a constant in a
universe that was swirling around him. Then the sun got super bright and there
were rainbows everywhere! He got much closer in then. He was cautious at first
and then getting pretty impressively wet. He was so happy today and that is
what I tried to capture in this poem. I may take another run at it later, but
for now.
Big
Splash Dancing
“I was chasing
rainbows and got drenched!”
He yells to me
gleefully as I sit on a bench
He’s chasing
fractured light
Scattered, mystical,
bright
He’s nearly
tingling with delight
As the fountain
sings
Shooting water
like mattress springs
Children that
bounce and ping
To the shock of
freezing wet
Not the liquid
sunshine they usually get
But dirigible dew
drops dunking them
“The Big Splash”
invites fun
From the tiniest
tots to kissing couples
They move their muscles
Dancing in the determined
drench
An afternoon well
spent
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