Pond

The perfect balance of a dewdrop,

shivering on a lily pad.

How does it tremble so slightly,

a perfect glass dot?

Magnifying green veins;

it does not slide or slip

away into the depths of 

water or grip the pad

desperately or evaporate

into the sky.

How can I learn to 

balance

like a dewdrop

in a world

thin as a rope?

by HALEY CREIGHTON