Dew Drops

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How can one draw drops of dew
Dense as breasts, full as hearts

How can one draw dew drops filled with love
and dancing hands full of wishes

How can one feel
drops of dew
after the sunrise

When the sun shines even the most precious dew
even the drops filled with love
evaporate

If the sun thaws your heart,
why then the filled with love dew drops
disappear

How can one kiss the sun
and
keep the love dew drops

To R.S.S.
He writes the most beautiful haiku
and has taught me the meaning of the word dew over a cup of tea
while we listened to the ocean and felt its salty smell

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