The Vertical Architect

Matty is obsessed with stacking. Last week we were at Playdipity in Cohasset, and he was at the play kitchen putting a ketchup bottle on top of a pizza slice, which was sitting atop a soup can. Very cute. This moment and others like it inspired my poem: The Vertical Architect

The Vertical Architect

by Becca Brown

I stack things high, that’s what I do

A vertical masterpiece, I aspire to

build with such craft and creativity

It’s my daily architect activity.

Cups, bowls, building blocks or soup cans

I’m not picky it’s height I command

There's a flaw, a limit, it's all too clear
I'm not a structural engineer.