Word Magic

Word Magic

I wonder at words, the magic I find,
And the power I feel, when I find one
That lights up the dark places in my mind,
As through a window toward the rising sun.
I shiver when words I use ev'ry day,
Sparkle and crackle with magical light,
As though attached to ancient lines of ley,
And I, the word wizard, dispel the night.
I smile when words dance to music unheard,
And they come to life on an empty stage,
To paint a story — bewitching, absurd,
As they caper across my empty page.
Though stories range from funny to tragic,
They all begin with precious word magic.

Mick McKellar
July 2016

We've all felt the magic of a well-crafted story as enchantment spins through our minds on the wings of magical words.

Mick