Give a child
two sheets of waxed paper
crayons minus their wrappings
a sharpener or potato peeler and
an iron you don't care about.
Let down the ironing board
to her belly height.
Give a child time to be
an alchemist
and a roll of tape.
She will turn your window
into a stained glass rose
worthy of the finest
cathedral on earth.
You will remember
again how to sit still
and let the colors of life
pierce through until
you worship.
