“Some Words for the Week”

Sunlight reflecting

off the water collected

in a metal pail

shines lines of waving gold

on the fence beside the house

I sit on the porch

and stare at this

and feel that this art

the accidental masterpiece

a study on

refraction and movement

says more than most things

which hang in a museum

and here it is

in the front yard

just metal and water and sun

for free

Alexander Shalom Joseph is a writer from Gilpin County. He has two published books and one more forthcoming in the Fall of 2022. For more information and to subscribe to Alexander’s Newsletter go to alexandershalomjoseph.com