Flying on his heels
like the tips of the waves in the Nile
His hands
not at all trepidacious
but more like a red scarf
of a French woman
unnerving in all her mannerisms
and unaffected
The end
is the countdown
brazen with elbows in the air
like the future
and hope
given at will
to the people
The People, Yes!
Trepedacious - i love encounters with such words - this one made me envious - elbows in the air (WOW), and The People, Yes - a book or poem by Carl Sandberg, I think - Lady A