Dewdrop
After all the ghoulish fun and revelry of Halloween, it does the heart good to pause and reflect upon a transient moment of great beauty, such as the one a dewdrop can offer – a simple moment that may at first seem insignificant, but may perhaps hold the very essence of life and death, and what we hope for in the world beyond. Let us look more closely now. All comments, as always, are most welcome.
Dewdrop
This dewdrop,
due to drop,
as the sun rises
and the light shines
through it
and within it,
reveals
the bluest
brightest diamond
God
can make of us
before we evaporate.
Author’s Bio:
Poet, critic, and songwriter, Martin Mc Carthy, lives in Cork City, where he studied English at UCC and was awarded the Higher Diploma in Education. He is a contributing editor to the American poetry website, The HyperTexts, and writes a monthly column titled Poem in Focus. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous print and online publications, including: Poems from My 5k, Drawn to the Light, Seventh Quarry Poetry, Poetry Salzburg, The Road Not Taken, The Lyric, The Orchards, WestWard Quarterly, Lighten Up Online, Better Than Starbucks, The Madrigal, The Chained Muse, Form in Formless Times, New Lyre, The HyperTexts, The New Stylus, Southward and The Cathal Buí Anthology of Poetry. He has published three poetry collections: Lockdown Diary (2020), Lockdown (2021), and The Perfect Voice (2023). A fourth collection, The Book of Desire, is currently awaiting publication. He was shortlisted for the Red Line Poetry Prize, and is a nominee for the 2024 Pushcart Prize. He has a personal website at mccarthypoet.com, where a CD collection of his songs and other items can be purchased.
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Special thanks and deep gratitude to my dear friend Shannon @thenewstylus for restacking this post and for commenting on it so eloquently.
My thanks and gratitude to @davidkirkby for the restack.