leaps of boyhood

he’s got red guitar shirt

and pizza shorts

bare feet stand the stairs

bounce ball

down

each

stair

and then follow

jump the last three steps

in a graceful ballet

all body parts in harmony

first right foot in the       air

then left pushes off

just the right amount

in flight left catches up

while body leans              forward

braces for impact

knees flex on landing

hands come forward to touch floor

smile “hah”

so simple

 it looks

but it’s a symphony

of movement

such joy in what we can do