Graham Bentley Poet Free verse

Ripples

I have a tap that drips

Drop after languid drop, they slowly form, pear-shaped pearls

Reflecting light, rainbows, a fluid diamond

Then gravity, they fall, only to explode to a myriad of ripples

Liquid slivers that pour, jump and settle

Breaking the surface, spreading, traveling

They reach an edge, come softly back

Momentum lost

Until they vanish beneath the returned calm surface



1997

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Barbara Peckham August 13, 2021 at 7:13 PM Absolutely delightful writing. Such a perfect picture! Thank you for this poem.

L Milton Hankins August 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM Beautiful writing, Graham. I enjoyed it immensely. Give us more!!!! Graham Bentley August 10, 2021 at 9:50 AM my thanks for your kind words, more I certainly have, it is cathartic for me, and so over days I have maybe 20 more from the past, as well of the newly inspired poems I am writing thanks to a special person

Darlene De Beaulieu August 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM Hello Graham Bentley, yes that is what a ripple does. So nice to meet you. enjoy your day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu May 23, 2024 at 10:49 AM Hello Graham I am back to reread this poem. Enjoy your day my friend. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu August 10, 2021 at 10:15 AM Hello Graham, It is a pleasure to meet you to. I look forward to reading more of your poetry. enjoy your day my friend. Graham Bentley August 10, 2021 at 9:52 AM |Thank you, and a pleasure for me also. Darlene De Beaulieu August 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM Graham, welcome to Poetry Soup.