Serendipity

I thought my life
was an idle road map
of unsightly tunnels
mined through the face
of a single leaf, somewhere

until I found that magical place,
where the splendid sun
danced all day
on those delicate meanders
of molten gold;

and in that one
breath-taking moment,
I stumbled upon
the resting shadows, where
tiny four-leaf clovers grew.