© 2018 Barbara Grace Lake
Cascading sparkling pristine drops
Reflecting ambient light in sheets
So pure and crystalline they fall
Replenishing a garden’s soil
As merry children puddle splash
And pat to life mud pies and cakes
Big brother’s wriggling worm he’ll use
To impishly tease baby sis
While desert harsh aridity
Receives bright drops on drought dried cracks
For desicated plants new life
Mid annual vibrant cactus blooms
High desert’s monsoon rains release
Flash floods endangering low plains
Torrential coastal mountain’s spate
Soon downstream smashes bridges, homes
Conversely brightly sunlit drops
So welcome in my flower patch
In arid lands, in other climes
Will chaos bring, as well new life.
November 4, 2018 at 10:37 pm
This is great. There’s always a contrast in life. That’s what makes us appreciate things more.
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November 5, 2018 at 4:34 am
Very nice. Thanks
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November 7, 2018 at 8:57 pm
This is so beautiful
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November 10, 2018 at 8:29 pm
So true. The same water can bring both – joy and tragedy.
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