Transparent

a cup of water
a drop of red
expands and tints
it red a drop
of blue and the water
purple but what
of such a clear drop
upon touch the cup’s
water again transparent

a flake of snow
drops through the heavens
to pass by my window

remember
being there
in the cold air
with arms back
head tilted upward
tongue stretched out
waiting for
the touch
of crystalline water

written January 2025