SAFETY NETS

SAFETY NETS

In an early morning drizzle, the spiderweb
catches globules of rain on its fragile net.

Like a lost handkerchief blown off the grass,
the gossamer threads cover a bald patch

which could use the raindrops in this heat.
Like an accidental safety net, it holds rain

that could have fallen on scorched ground.
But that is not our call, is it? Random rain

falls where it could spawn floods to drown
hungry children or rot unsprouted grain.

Where are those safety nets when you need
them? Who maps their use like spiderwebs?

—Albert B. Casuga
08-07-11

Prompt: Thin fog. A spiderweb spread like a handkerchief a few inches above the ground has a large collection of raindrops, each of them perfect. --- Dave Bonta, The Morning Porch, 08-07-11