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[O. M. Geezersnaps]

The kids are skating solo now
and tying their own laces.
I'm left with space a scribbler needs
to study movements, faces,

particularities of scene,
what's vital and quintessence.  "quintescent" (?) yeah, it's not a word, but I just made it one 
I need a fluid, clear conceit,
evaporated to a resin. 

Their skating showed a subtlety
I'd missed, entranced with visions:
I'm shadow in their imagery,           "to" (?) 
facsimile of presence.

OMG,

Not crazy about that title but .......

quite beautiful.  I'm kind of serious about "quintescent", it should exist.

TqB

P.S.  "quintessential" is a word; how about that?

Thanks for stopping by, TqB. If you tell me what you didn't like about quintessence, then I can consider your options or others as solutions. I can't fix a problem when I don't know what it is. If you don't care to elaborate, that's fine -- I'm aware that you don't owe me anything.