tea led us into the labyrinth

where we followed different threads

into complex conversations

he is passionate about a desert

and the burning man

an inventor who likes to juggle ideas

with multiple spheres in the air

spinning them with dazzling speed

transparent yet opaque

he used the word magic so often

this clearly was a need

and somehow reminded me of a faraway friend

who quotes with mournful mien

the world is too much with us

I’ve never sought magic and as for the world

I find curiosity and kindness to be enough