DPF / Amorosi

For the magic of the season, from poetryfoundation.org.

from Wizard / by Ray Amorosi

Once, I lit three twigs and fanned the smoke,

from miles away,

into the girl who jumbled scales through my spine.

As she vanished I clapped a delighted tune.

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