Once a snowflake fell
Upon a mountaintop
And melted into
..an ever flowing stream
Even then,
It did not stop
As the gentle river became
A dream, floating on…
And on, or so it seemed…
Once a snowflake drifted, now
A drop of water,
In its travels did carry long
Unto the ocean deep
It wound its way
It found its way
In daylight hours
And, in the ones
..of deepest sleep
Around the world
Again and overmore
…how long..and long
no one knows, for sure
No calendar
Nor clock to keep
As gracefully, time did
Pass..
without a warning,
Or fanfare or anything much
The soulful drop,
was gathered and lifted
From where it had been
As if by a purposeful hand
Taken so carefully
From the waves of the sea
..to the dryness of the land
By way of the rolling thunder
Trumpeting, the dawn’s question..
Sounding the awakening
That knows no earthly bounds
And so, given
By sun and bluest sky
This lovely…once a snowflake,
Once a stream
Once a river
Once a dream
Once an ocean
Once a rain
Once a touch of everything….
Now a gentle dewdrop,
..at rest upon my skin…
….for but a moment in forever…
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ellie894 April 24, 2020
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