A drop of kindness
falls.
Washes away mauling tire tracks
off an oft used road.
A drop of humility
floats.
Lifts the rusting anchor
of a wrecked yacht.
A drop of anger
plunges.
Pierces the best made armor
of children and soldiers.
A drop of distance
melts.
Bridges contempt bred
'tween familiar hearts.
A drop of depression
fogs.
Obscures flight paths
and flights of fancy alike.
A drop of happiness
shines.
Lights up dark nooks and crannies
and a hunger for more.
A drop of calm
settles.
Murmurs like autumn leaves
lying on sleepy, lush green.
A drop of love
numbs.
Anesthetic to cuts and aches
and the pain it brings.
A drop of rain
nurtures.
Sapling and floods, my moods
and fresh puddles of mud.
A drop of water
quenches.
More than thirst and perhaps more
a dire need to cry.
Salvation! I could literally smell the soil after rain as I read this.
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ReplyDeleteBeautifully written and great vocab. The feelings were pouring out of it as I read it
kindness, humility, anger, distance, etc, but the best of them was the calm drop settling similar to the "autumn leaves lying on sleepy, lush green"
I'm into poetry, so I'll check your blog later! great one!
will wait for more... for sure!
Superb expression! Craving some real rain now!
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ReplyDelete@DwB: Salvation! Feel glad to have delivered you ... from something. Welcome to the blog.
ReplyDelete@Bu: Thank you for the kind words. Hope to see you around.
@Mirage: Hey M, long time! Hows u doing?
@Stealth: Thanks hun... and welcome to the blog.