February 13, 2019 

DEW 

Dew on tulip petals,

dew on morning grass,

dew on my shoes in the garden,

dew can be impatient,

dying to get back into

the sky, into the rain,

into the ocean, complaining

how boring it is to be clinging

to a tulip or it can be calm

and it  can wait its turn

to get moving again

seeing these moments

like patient subway riders
standing on the platform,

waiting for their train -

all of nature in due time.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019