A young man was walking on the beach
A bottled lamp washed up on shore
The young man was somewhat hesitant to touch
Yet curious was running on the young man’s mind
He picked up the lamp and started rubbing on it
Suddenly, a Genie popped out saying his name was PRESTO
The Genie stated he had been locked up on the lamp for years
The Genie also stated that the young man has three wishes
The young an didn’t know how to respond, and what wishes to make
Was this Genie genuine?
A thought on the young man’s mind
The young man wished for a designer suit
The Genie granted and a suit from a wish appeared
A wish that came through
The young man said he has two more wishes
He wanted muscles and be muscular
The Genie progressed another wish, and the young man was totally built and big
Now the Genie stated, “You have one wish left”
What do you wish for Master?
The young man wished for a large Mansion
Let us hope it is paid for and no taxes attached
A magic lamp having all magical possibilities
Do you believe in such magic or myth?
Categories:
presto, adventure, care, character, courage,
Form: Free verse
It’s my graduation,
What an awesome day,
What can I say,
Up a few steps,
Then capped,
Then down a few,
Between me and you,
All of 90 seconds
No more,
No fuss, no trumpet,
No encore,
I studied, I slaved,
I cried,
I worked through
The night,
For 4 years,
For this honor,
My family hardly
Heard my name,
But this
Was for me,
My moment of fame.
Made all the
More special,
With the presence
Of my 13 year old son,
Homework all done,
Yodeling his admiration,
In true traditional
South African style.
Categories:
presto, homework,
Form: Free verse
There is no
Separation
To appear as
Separation..
But presto..!!
No separation
Apparently
Finds a way...
Categories:
presto, irony, words,
Form: Light Verse
uplift
my heart
dispel
distress
cast off
despair
begone
music tingle
my spine
emotions
realign
half dreaming
...dulcet
slow
gently awake
'twixt night
& reality
still
in no man's
land
now engaged
open
ascending
higher&
higher
presto
spinning
round&
around
escalate
&wait
a repeat
unfolds
phrase
by
phrase
skates
then
slides
stirring
into
action
continuous
exhilaration
echos
on repeat
from
edifices
of sound
strings
that sing
harmonized
into one
played
breathtakingly
fast
dispel
my disquieting
thoughts
Categories:
presto, music, people,
Form: Ekphrasis
The bed feels so much purrfect on the morning warm.
Comfort holds like sleepy pillowed arms
If I could just say "Presto" and return
I'd rise to walk a beach in rising sun
Dressed in might as well be naked shirt and jeans
The ice of ocean water on my feet
As long legged pipers run ahead
and wind gusts slice through wetted skin
Presto
And the sheets are still as warm
The pillow shape still fits my head
I stand leg braced across the bow rail
To watch a bluefish futile jump to get away
To land and bounce behind my feet
A TV Cajun cook stopped catch release plans long ago
There's three filetted and chopped in egg wet sauce
Two buckets neath the grill
To soon be dropped into the dry
and then saute as boat approaches shore
To join with friends at mooring dock
Supplying toasted goodness and hot coffee
Buttered marmaladed croissant wedges
Taste so fine
Presto
and these sheets are just devine
Categories:
presto, hope
Form: Blank verse