Smoke and Mirrors for My Engineers
(Matthew 7:24-27)
Too impatient for mortar
I build tumbled towers.
Gossamer-fine spider silk
Slings my elephant-bridges together
No bumbling drum of concrete truck
Disturbs my peace
Fine damp sand holds shapes
Like magic.
And I,
I sit in my own safety,
My silly solitude,
And await hordes and storms.
Elaine Rumsey Wagner has a BS in math from BYU and an MS in math from California State University, Fresno. She has four boys, one girl, one wonderful husband, and two very fluffy cats. After ten years in California, she is getting used to Idaho winters again.
