Snowmelt seep
from granite peaks
into granite cavities—
interior reservoirs fill,
snowmelt seek release.

Circle of sand
newly damp—
an upsurge
from within,
a wellspring
in palmfuls
pure enough
to cup.

Scree fine
as wet flour,
roil in your shallow start—
even a pool
can gently
jump the trail
and flow
flush to the ice-cut edge.