Field guide No. 520
Sparks where rain touches earth
Light showers, literally.
In a dark wet forest, every raindrop lands on the moss and mud in a small burst of orange sparks. Nothing catches, which is the good news.
Field noteRaindrops land with a splash. In this forest each one lands with a little burst of orange sparks.
Also possible, also breaking physics
Flame becomes waterFire and water usually end each other. Here one simply carries on as the other, halfway up the same spout.
A fold in the afternoonWater does not peel. Logic has no view on it; fluids have a firm one.
Sardines above the drained poolFish breathing air is a biology problem. The pool, at least, is accurately empty.
The stag beneath a lightning treeLightning picks the quickest path down. Following a stag’s antlers is a stylistic choice.