Watered down

Children sail paper boats in dirty potholes,
Lovers meet, farmers weep,
A city grinds to a helpless, reluctant stop.
Monsoon rains...

Trees and houses torn up, families torn apart
Landscapes sculpted over centuries, change instantaneously,
Homes, dreams and lives destroyed by brute force.
Tsunami...

A poet dreams, a song is born,
A bee feeds,
Rays of sunlight compete seductively.
Dewdrops on a leaf of grass...

Mighty feats of engineering put up their sails and flags,
Travel thousands of miles to trade - slaves, spices and small pox,
Some to conquer, some to go home, some merely to marvel.
The ocean...

A panting marathon runner grabs wildly,
The old patient gestures feebly,
A baby cries helplessly.
A glass of water...

A drop is enough to break a heart,
To heal a bruised elbow,
To unleash a tidal wave of passion and pain.
Tears...

A bond of friendship over a fine catch for dinner,
A final farewell, a cleansing of sinful bodies,
An awakening of the mind.
A river...

Each flake is unique, never before and never again,
Snow angels, blocked driveways, cancelled school,
Christmas, little yellow gloves and hats.
Snow…

Tilling, building, mowing, entertaining,
Riding, shooting, cutting, running, drawing
Delivering, fighting, crying, dreaming.
Sweat...

A child builds a sand-castle,
A couple builds castles in the air, walking barefoot and carefree,
A surfer challenges his fate and the tides.
The beach...