Eyes of emerald green
Wading pools
Surface so serene
Rippling undertow unseen
The prompt is “emerald escape” from Maria Giesbrecht @theguelphpoet on Instagram. April 13, National Poetry Month 2022.
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Eyes of emerald green
Wading pools
Surface so serene
Rippling undertow unseen
The prompt is “emerald escape” from Maria Giesbrecht @theguelphpoet on Instagram. April 13, National Poetry Month 2022.




– Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Eyes. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.
The morning sun shone through the large office window. The a/c unit hummed. My computer monitors in front of me were ready for the day’s work. I could think of nothing more interesting than the back of my eyelids.
– Written for Day 19 of Awake August 2016, 31 Days of Mindful Writing in the form of Small Stones (concise daily observations) from Writing Our Way Home.
Twilight is nigh.
Seeking soaring stars; wandered, though
Twilight is nigh.
When I saw your cobalt eyes cry,
Without a sound, I pondered so.
The gift it seems, I squandered, oh!
Twilight is nigh.
– Written for Jane Dougherty Writes, Poetry Challenge #40: Rider. Painting prompt by John Bauer. Word prompts were “star, gift, wander, soaring, cobalt.” Poetry form is a Rondelet.