Nupur Chaturvedi

For a long time I watched it
Stuck tenuously and tenaciously
To the tip of a leaf
A perfectly formed drop of moisture
And till I watched, it remained
Unaware of the certain fall any instant
I, on the other hand, was aware
I knew this was just time standing still
I knew the fall was imminent
But for now, it seemed to stretch to eternity
A moment suspended, a thought suspended
Hope suspended, beauty suspended
Life itself suspended
Then I turned away
And when I turned back, the drop had fallen
Splat on the floor
The drop was gone,
My moment snatched
Because I had looked away for a second.