Droplets of dew on towering jewelweed
sparkle like a thousand diamonds at dawn
Breeze-blown sassafras cast shadows at sunrise
light and dark dancing at daybreak
Young catbirds splash in shallow puddles
each drop the sun’s prism suspended in mid-air
Ruby-throats thread through stalks of crimson cardinal flowers
swaying with stationary partners at first light
The rising sun creeps over the horizon
bathing the morning in gold
A casual breeze
ripples
across
the whole
pond.
Can a casual act
of goodness
ripple
across
the whole
world?
Tree crickets trill nocturnal melodies into the wee hours
Handsome trigs' sweet staccato punctuates the day
Ruby-throats threaten and feud in restless frenzy
Bumblebees burrow down deep into orange jewelweed blooms
Sassafras' first leaves blush into crimson
Butter-yellow black walnut trees loosen their grip
Indian grass blankets the field in bronze
Mistflower billows into fuzzy blue clouds
Amid the social order's slow crumbling
the Holy lives among us.
