dew diamonds
draped over
flower petals
shimmering in the morning sun
hidden in the shadows
found by few who dare
to mine in the cold crevasses
shimmering shining
dew diamonds in the morning sun
behold the beauty
gone by midday
held in place
by the morning cold
a crown placed on the head
of an unbeknownst flower
queen and king
the morning sun
the most dangerous enemy
time will tell
who will survive
dew diamonds
drops so volatile
you will be gone
by midday sun
dew diamonds coat my feet
the petals brush against me
with such soft touch
to give me her precious bounty
coat my skin
a thousand dew diamonds
now forever lost
to the midday sun
alas
a memory
a thin coat
a reminder
a breath in time
dew diamonds
every leaf
rich beyond measure
but only for a while
when the sun comes
to steal
a moment's treasure
no one's property
the queen and king
soon paupers on the ground
betwixt the lay
who knows not now
Postscriptum
This morning, I walked into the garden ready to water some of the new plants. Yesterday, I saw before I went to be the mist coming in from over the ocean. I did not make much of it. But the whole garden was coated in these fine dew droplets that shimmered like diamonds in the morning sun. The air smelled fresh, almost like there was rain, but there was only the strange mist that came from the ocean. But what a wonderful sight it created! It coated almost every inch of the garden in dew diamonds.
In any case, I hope you enjoyed this feast for the eye. Most of the dew droplets were already gone when I entered the garden. It is turning to winter and the early mornings are cold. One wants to stay late in the bed.
I hope you are well. Happy photographing!
The poems and musings are my own. The photographs were taken with my old trusty Nikon D300 and 300mm Zoom lens and also 50mm Nikkor lens.