Sitting with a warm cup
sipping down the chamomile
looking up in awe
at the droplets fall
Abstract cutouts of dark trees
create the stage
so I can view you
descending from a silvery cloud
What of that one drop?
Where were you born?
You came from the sky
riding on a morning storm
Where do you live?
You go into the earth
watering a tree
Do you live in the tree?
Where is your home?
In the river as it
slithers back into the ocean
Do you live in the river?
Evaporated by the suns warmth
shrinking you down to mist
floating up to heaven
Are you dying or going home?
Back to the cloud you go
rising up and reborn
only to fall again
when a rain drop you become
Where do you live rain drop?
in the cloud
in the tree
in the river
…in me.
Published by Shannon Laws
Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival.
Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary
and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly
“found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing
poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging
discussion group established in 2015.
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