A shallow puddle
near the middle of the road.
The clouds have now tired
from crying so much.
The water lays still,
collected;
a dent in the asphalt
in which dross has found refuge
The anfractuous outline spills outward
-back in-
at the drop of two stones
intent on breaking that glass surface
Similar circles emerge at the "plink"
and ripple to the ends of this water.
Though the surface is not so fragile
for it has swiftly found peace,
back again to its impassive state
Amongst the floor-bidden rocks,
and floating debris,
is a face, deep in thought,
gazing upward at sky,
and reflected behind it are the clouds.
The puddle shrinks steadily
though still sitting on road.
From the sidewalk, it's small,
insignificant beside others...
An ice cream truck bounces past.
The contents of this dent
erupt before they sprinkle,
and lay,
remnants of cloud left to dry in the sun
near the middle of the road.
The clouds have now tired
from crying so much.
The water lays still,
collected;
a dent in the asphalt
in which dross has found refuge
The anfractuous outline spills outward
-back in-
at the drop of two stones
intent on breaking that glass surface
Similar circles emerge at the "plink"
and ripple to the ends of this water.
Though the surface is not so fragile
for it has swiftly found peace,
back again to its impassive state
Amongst the floor-bidden rocks,
and floating debris,
is a face, deep in thought,
gazing upward at sky,
and reflected behind it are the clouds.
The puddle shrinks steadily
though still sitting on road.
From the sidewalk, it's small,
insignificant beside others...
An ice cream truck bounces past.
The contents of this dent
erupt before they sprinkle,
and lay,
remnants of cloud left to dry in the sun