Why droplets of water cling to the underside of bare spring branches

-- for Domino

Gray skies

and wet winds

carry the hidden magic

of color

which they gift

to dormant grasses

and early spring risers

coloring them

in rich greens

and vibrant yellows.

Standing beneath

a bare maple

I focus through

a droplet of water

and see

a world of color

bent

and magnified

against an expanse

of glorious

wonderful

gray.