The Street Sorcerer

In front of a shop at the corner of the street A bearded man appeared with his assistant With meagre belongings and a magic wand Pleaded with passersby, to spare few seconds. Then he called a little boy from the crowd And asked him to sit in front of the basket Commanded to wish an article he desired Promised to fulfill his wish in an instant. The boy, a little vacillating and frightened Wished for a TV and whiskey out of fun And the sorcerer moved his magic wand And lo! The articles appeared from thin air. He further showed a movie on the TV set Viewers were aghast with his magic show The crowd was impressed with his sorcery Wondered all the while in sheer enjoyment. The show defied all logic and reasoning Leaving the spectators totally bewildered While the crowd still stood there amazed The sorcerer left quietly with his tiny load. .