Reflection

Placid, smooth at the surface
For a second before exploding
Into waves, crashing in the wind
Raindrops fall, at times soft
Or pounding, ripping tree leaves
Turning to hail that stings the skin
Or gentle snowflakes children
Catch on tongues and eyelashes

Something about water draws me
Holds my attention motionless
Watch, smell, listen. My senses
Constantly tuned-in to water’s station
Dancing rain thrills my soul
Joy wraps around me like
Water I immerse myself in
Substantial as life-saving air

Mirror like, it holds an image
Of emotions, of my soul
At times calm, lapping at the shores
Before the winds come turning
With an upheaval of waves
Moving quickly like the rainstorm
At times frightening, yet after,
The world is calm again, and clean