When a negative is a positive

We walked along the river
where the waterfall
tumbled and roared 

releasing negative
ions ... which are really
positive

odorless, tasteless,
invisible molecules
circulating in the air

outdoors,

out among the trees,
where plants grow,
and the sun shines.

Ions that are especially abundant
near mountains, waterfalls,
pounding surf, fountains, and

after a downpour.

Negative ions that cancel
negativity, lift spirits ...
and help us nurture
a sense of awe.

In the heron we spotted
on the opposite
shore,

at the swirling water at 
the bottom of the
falls that sometimes
freezes and spins like
a roulette wheel,

and the greens growing
out of the top of an
old wood piling ... like
icing on a cake.

Morsels of delight
delivered by airborne
molecules each time
we open the door
and step outside.

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