[Critique Group 2] Do You Believe In Magic.docx-For Group-2 critique session-12-29-22.

[jamesstarfire at gmail.com]

Do You Believe In Magic?

C Brad Corallo

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They met in

New York City on Christmas day. 

Their encounter seemingly by chance

though it didn't feel that way. 

 

Hand in hand they visited

The tree in Rockefeller Center. 

 

They watched the skaters entwined 

in graceful ice dances. 

 

As they walked together

Snow began to fall gently.

 

They stopped at an anonymous bar

And savored Christmas ales. 

 

Finally she asked:

"Ah, this has been wonderful but who are you?" 

 

"I am a man bearing 

a great burden throughout my life.

I too have not felt so alive for more years than I can remember. But I must
ask you the same, who are you?" 

 

"I am a woman lost in sorrow 

with her heart broken too many times  

to ever mend again. 

But do you have any idea how it is

that we found ourselves together today?" 

 

"Alas no. I don't know.

But, does it matter?" 

 

"Yes, because I fear this just

might end with no explanation." 

 

"If it goes that way,

Perhaps we will one day meet.

somehow, somewhere again!" 

 

"No she said, let us seize the day, out run

our respective fates 

and be together forever!" 

 

and so, hand in hand 

through city streets they ran!

 

But when The snow, now swirling

In spiral  patterns stopped. 

Nothing remained but the city

bathed brightly in a mist,

aglow with Christmas lights. 

 

NOTE: the title for this piece has been adapted from the song of the same
name by the

Lovin' Spoonfull.

jamesstarfire at gmail.com

 

 

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