Ripple

silent escape from pond central
onto cave floor sand
spreads to embed rock surfaces
folds through foothills
runs through desert dunes
solidifies in glass
grows in petals
leaves of potted plants
arrives on boot soles
invades kitchens
freezes in ice cream
waves through raspberries
and marble cake
steels into sliced vegetables
knits into patterns
embroiders edges of tea cloths
luxuriates in lace
follows icing fork tines
out into raked paddocks
gathers on winds
surfaces in half ripe wheat
flies through cirrus skies
and ripples across salt lakes.