Mere Magic

standing on a dock in Maine Watching a storm come toward us Sipping and enjoying the moment Lightning flashed and stabbed to earth A breath or two then thunder rolled I laughed and raised my hand on high Then quickly shot a pointing finger Lightning stabbed on cue Exactly where I’d shot it Wes laughed and took his turn missing by a mile and several tries I did it again And again The girls stopped laughing Wesley tried until the rain came Then ran to join us on the porch How did you do it ?asked Mona Barb and Wes knew better