He is just starting
\nto pay attention
\nto the long climb
\nafter his brother’s
\nfour year head start.<\/p>\n
His brother, age five
\nwatches him use
\nevery solid support
\nthat lets him stagger,
\npleased to think
\nsuch rambling constitutes
\nhuman locomotion.<\/p>\n
I watch him catch my eye
\nthen grin and urgently
\nreach for me to pick him up.<\/p>\n
No one else is as delighted
\nas beside himself excited
\nto spot me around
\nthe edge of a doorway
\nor entering a room.
\nHe just lights up
\nthe room and my
\nsoft soul routine.<\/p>\n
My party of one is
\nlevitated illuminated
\nabout to be decorated
\nby the celebrity of the hour
\nelevated to the head cloud
\nabout pick him up
\nto jig and sway
\nand hum to him as
\nhe hums to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He is just starting to pay attention to the long climb after his brother’s four year head start. His brother, age five watches him use every solid support that lets him stagger, pleased to think such rambling constitutes human locomotion. … Continue reading