A Drop of Sunlight

It was a drop of sunlight

That fell upon my face and 

Dripped down to the tips of my fingers, 

Spilling quietly to the ground. 

It felt like a kiss fluttering 

On my oft-forsaken cheek 

Or a butterfly brushing softly by

In the dawn of summer. 

I wish I could invite it down, 

That small morsel of light, 

To dance among the shadows and I 

For just one night. 

In that moment, 

My heart reached out to embrace 

The entire world in one beat. 

It was a drop sunlight 

That fell upon my face, 

And I could never forget.