he was ten and,
she was seven;
he was an aspiring
magician
and so, before her
he laid
a single white handkerchief
and on it he placed
his invitation;
a small silver styled ring
asking her,
“will you marry me?”
she, puzzled, replied:
“what’s the trick?”

Newly Published by “Underground Writers” in Issue #28 ‘Invitation’
http://underground-writers.org/product/issue-28-invitation/