A Dewdrop

by Robert Graves (1923) — a poem card from Justes Mots

Graves celebrates the extraordinary beauty contained within a single dewdrop, which mirrors entire landscapes and seasons in miniature, challenging human tendency to overlook the inconspicuous. The poem invites wonder at how small things contain infinite beauty and meaning, offering spiritual reflection on perspective and perception. It appeals to those seeking uplifting meditations on nature's miracles and hidden grandeur.

The dewdrop carries in its eye
Snowdon and Hebog, sea and sky,
Twelve lakes at least, woods, rivers, moors,
And half a county’s out-of-doors:
Trembling beneath a wind-flower’s shield
In this remote and rocky field.

But why should man in God’s Name stress…

Themes: birthday · friendship · encouragement · reflection