Every day the grandpa erects a castle
for his grandson who spends weekdays
with his grandparents at the home

where his mama grew up, the grandpa
knowing that his grandson will behold
the intricate blocks-and-Lego structure

for perhaps all of three seconds before
he King Kongs his way into the edifice,
sending towers sprawling, a mass

of primary colors flung hither and yon,
the boy chortling as he performs his own
act of creativity, which the designer

delights in, too. And, after the boy’s mama
has retrieved him and taken him home
to his own blocks and bed, the architect

will gather up all the pieces and start
anew, building the next day’s castle from
from scratch, each one a unique invention,

anticipating a small boy’s delight as he
surveys his kingdom before knocking
it all down again.