
ducks drift lazily
on water that sparkles
with winter sunlight.

ducks drift lazily
on water that sparkles
with winter sunlight.

ripples radiate
from unseen sources
on the calm lake.
A slender leaf
floats downstream.
Its tip touches
a stouter leaf,
sending the
slender leaf
spinning.
The leaf continues to
twist as it drifts,
Making it seem spastic,
but it neither rushes
nor dawdles.
It matches the flow,
letting gravity &
currents do all the work.
It races only when it
plunges through
a narrow channel,
But it downshifts just as
effortlessly as the
stream widens.
The leaf's action is
unforced, yielding to
energy imparted upon it.
What is your favorite drink?
If amount consumed is any indication, that would have to be water – with coffee as a second runner up. And the rest of the pack is a muddled mess in which no one stands out, judging from the fact that the aforementioned are the only beverages that I drink on a daily basis. (Gin or beer are at most once a week beverages and average less than that, if this was meant to imply alcoholic drinks.)
Certainly, water is the only one that I: a.) can’t do without, and b.) could live a comfortable and healthy life drinking exclusively.

under gray skies,
the flooded paddies
amplify winter gloom.

deep in winter,
the blue water makes it
Caribbean summer.

a heron stands
with perfect stillness,
in frigid water.

waves hit rocky shore
and spout a geyser that rains
like a mini squall.