of falling rain, a crystal
sphere sitting on his windowpane,
looking in from the outside
through a glass forty inches wide.
I'm a drop
a tiny tear, part of a
pair that runs like the Nun
river. Through every crevice
I shake and shiver.
I'm a drop
a dew on a blade
of tall grass waving in the
shade. In a quiet spot
of reverie, sunbeams
burn a hole in my dream.
I'm a drop
in the bucket, buried
at the bottom under layers
of paper, a dense cloud
of smoke and vapor.
I'm a drop
from a leaky faucet. I've
worn out washers and loose
rings. Plink, Plink I splash,
in the sink.