I remember a time when
small fish
could fall out of a
clear blue sky
I remember when
dragons walked the earth
and
white lights danced in
dark wooded hills
I remember
werewolves howling on street corners
and
vampires creeping down cold
castle walls
I remember when
dark prehistoric shapes
swam in
icy Scottish lakes
I remember when
hoop snakes rolled down hillsides
and
spectral voices whispered in dusty old corridors
I remember
basilisks and
ghostly stampedes
manticores and
mud monsters
goblins and
magic wands
the giggling terror of
cheap carnivals
the
gruesome raptures of
spontaneous combustion
I remember
tousled blonde hair
and
raucous musical laughter
I remember her wrinkled nose and happy
smile
I remember
the greenest eyes in all creation
and the first time I saw her wear
purple
I remember the
ache that never went away
and the
kiss that turned all the world to
glory
I remember
long, long ago
But there is
no more magic left in the world