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A sea of kelly, emerald, lime, forest, jade
Heart-shapes bound by coiled, curled vines
Parrot feathers shoot up, heave in from corners
Clover creeping, threading a floating patchwork
Canary colored buds stand stretching for the sun
Tall grasses loom and hover, casting blinds of shade
Tranquil breezes break the sweltering Fahrenheit
Dancing hawks high above cast circling shadows
A symphony of buzzes and whispering leaves,
Chirps, tweets, caws, croaks, and gulps,
A steadily babbling bubbler erupts swishing
Water waves gently, an aqua sheet in the wind
One footstep, serenity ceases.
Ground tremors, quakes, vibrations echo,
Reverse rain bursts, heart-shapes spring and splash
Kelly, emerald, lime-speckled blurs leap, dip, and dive
Moments pass, stillness restored, Canary eyes blink beneath the buds
Cream curved chins cut the water, chirping, croaking, laughing bellows resume.
E.G. Herbst is an emerging writer that completed her Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing from University of Pennsylvania in 2021. She focuses on poetry and creative non-fiction, and was recently published by Wingless Dreamerand Poet’s Choice. E.G. lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania (U.S.) with her husband, two dogs, and two cats. Herbst works professionally as a Director of Marketing in management consulting. She earned her M.S. at Northeastern University, her M.P.S. at Pratt Institute, and her B.S at Drexel University.