Ice
Ice is water that got cold and stopped moving, which most water considers giving up.
Icicle
An icicle is water that started to drip, thought better of it halfway, and stayed where it was.
Mud
Mud is either wet earth or dirty water, a question that has divided scholars and ruined trousers.
Drizzle
Drizzle is rain that hasn’t committed, and is called ‘not really raining’ by 94% of the people it soaks.
Dew
A lawn filmed for 300 nights showed a dry lawn, then a wet lawn, and in between, a lawn.
Tide
The tide goes out twice a day and comes back twice a day, and has never once said where it went.
Umbrella
An umbrella is a portable roof that guarantees rain will stop the moment it is opened.
Lake
A lake is water that has stopped. A river is still going somewhere; a lake has arrived and won’t discuss it.
Frost
Each winter night an unseen force crosses the land, coating all in ice. In the morning it is found on the car.
Fog
Fog is a cloud that came down to see what everyone was doing, and now can’t see anything.