An Ocean in a Drop

a little heart thrums
a soulful song -
of a love
not received,
an ocean
contained
in a drop.

softly pulsing,
an unspeakable joy,
a singeing pain,
flushing
every cell,
holding lives
of a thousand dreams
and worlds
untouched,
unborn
still

a lump of clay
moistened
with a drop
of the ocean,
waits
for gentle hands,
for thoughts with wings,
for the first rain
of the season,
for the sloshing
and squishing
of happy feet
lingering
screaming
dancing
and a necessary
washing away
of unlived dreams.