Sunlight and Shadows


Sidewalk’s End

Icy jewels along a winter river

Suspended mid-air on stalks that shiver

A precious treasure for the one who bends

To look in the place where the sidewalk ends

Smooth drops of glass molded to perfection

Shaping the world with swirling refraction

A kaleidoscope of hues that transcends

What’s left in the place where the sidewalk ends

Glitter sprinkled in the drab of winter

Catching the scarce rays of sun that splinter

A mystery of water and light that lends

The lure to the place where the sidewalk ends

A gift more impressive than royal jewels

Beautifully clothed from translucent spools

Waiting to share this great wonder with friends

Who now know the place where the sidewalk ends

,