I saw a fern leaf in a raindrop
by poetrydiary
I saw a fern leaf in a raindrop,
that quivered as it touched the sun,
and threw its sphere around the sky,
then sighed, and fell.
I saw the weather in a river,
flowing eastwards with the evening;
and draining moonlight from the air
leaving murmurs.
I recall bright starlight in your eyes,
which spoke softly and from your heart,
and made my thoughts condense to be
only of you.
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I saw a fern leaf reflected in a raindrop last Wednesday. Since then I have wanted to write a poem about it. This poem is for htv, with thanks for 2011 and much more.
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This is so beautiful Matthew!
The nature, images, and repetition take us on a wonderful journey. I always enjoy when you have a short statement on what prompted you to write.
So well done 🙂
-Eva
Thank you Eva.
smiles…you made a bit of magic in this…surreal a bit as i imagine seeing that first raindrop was but it got you to notice…and got us this poem as well..i like the moon in the river with the weather in the middle there…
This is beautiful. I like the you observe and write the details. I like ‘weather in a river’ and, in the last stanza, the part about ‘thoughts condensing.’ Very well penned indeed.
A lovely poem it is.
My heart lifted with your lovely verses specially the last one ~ Beautiful ~
Grace
This is a cool poem. I especially like the “draining moonlight from the air.”
This is beautiful. I’m so glad you decided to write this poem about the fern leaf… I could easily visualize this.
I really like how there is a softness and eloquence, while also being emotive. It travels effortlessly from a lovely scene in nature to a depth of feeling. Well done.
Very nice, Matthew. I like the way the story progresses then ends with love.
Beautiful! I saw this tiny little leaf in that drop 🙂
oh, just beautiful….”I saw the weather in a river”. What a perfect way to describe the reflection of the sky on the water. Powerful.
Htv is so lucky to receive your poem. it’s beautiful. I love the imaginative scenes you describe. It’s wonderful that from an instant of observation – seeing the reflection of the fern leaf – you came up with such a lovely write.
Seeing the whole in a tiny fragment and the fine detail in as representative of the whole… lovingly, beautifully observed.
beautiful. the verb “condense” is perfect in that last verse.