May Your Troubles Dissolve like Lemon Drops Somewhere over the

 

Somewhere over the

Judith L. Smith

I woke up to the sound of raindrops skipping

Over the surfaces of my outdoor patio

Looking out, I saw several round puddles

Assembled on my glass table top

 

Across the bay a ribbon was shooting upward

Vivid hues – blues, greens, yellow, reds, purples –

And pressing aside dark and water-filled clouds

That hung over the bay and hills

 

The spectra of color persisted for but a short time

But may have been nature’s assurance of hope and joy

Will our troubles dissolve like lemon drops somewhere over the

Original Photo of Santa Monica Bay by Judith L. Smith

Sending you a rainbow of Joy and Hope, and

wishing all our troubles dissolve like lemon drops in 2021.

Happy, Hopeful New Year!

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