for Emily and Ian on their 13th Birthday
Witnessing
gentle rain
on a wooded path.
gentle rain
on a wooded path.
Two drops
sought safe harbor
on a mossy leaf.
sought safe harbor
on a mossy leaf.
They gleamed like gems
reflecting light upward,
from whence they came.
reflecting light upward,
from whence they came.
The clouds saw,
they smiled,
and they sang.
they smiled,
and they sang.
The leaf trembled,
the gems shimmered,
all joined in dance.
the gems shimmered,
all joined in dance.
No better music
can ever be
than this.
can ever be
than this.
© 2013 by Elisabeth T. Eliassen
