His Father’s Magic Hat – a poem
He was happy at the news
of the young man
who finally found his father’s magic hat
hidden in a bomb shelter
under a tree house.
It reminded him of the days
when his father was young
and would do magic tricks—
pulling a new mother
out of the hat.
His new mother
was full of blue turbulence
and the ride was rough
but she always had a smile for him
when he came downstairs
in the morning—
to the smell of bacon and coffee
and the kitchen window
steamed over from the dishes
being washed.
Christopher
Christopher Leibow is a poet, visual artist and a sensei is a lay minister with Bright Dawn Way of Oneness Buddhism and is the sensei and founder of the Salt Lake Buddhist Fellowship which he has led for ten years. He has had his art and poetry published international. He lives in Salt Lake City and spends his time with his two youing boys Teague and Ronen
