April 5: Morning Walk

Morning Walk

Almost a moist paste
ground into the concrete,
the damp chalk circles
its way around the sidewalk
in flowers and alphabets
which announce!
a Harry Potter party! invitation
in pink and violet
shades, colours
Hermione would never choose.

They skip and twirl
their skirted childhoods
away into sing songs
and cupcakes, those favours
garner hugs and kisses,
ruffles and bows,
in the wait for more fantasy.