Life Melting

Life melting
like snow in spring
dripping down
one dream at a time
slipping through our fingers
seeping between crevices
where no light shines
beyond the reach of promise

Prisms of winged desire
falling in slow motion
forming small rivulets
that grow with every breath
as life flows rapidly downstream

Wisps of imagination
evaporate in the sun
the beauty of a dying season
giving birth to the next