Today, the prompt for my poetry challenge was to write a rhyming poem. Here is my offering.
Today, I rest by a gurgling brook
pleased to discover a moss-covered nook
I breathe in the air so crisp and clean
happy to be enveloped in a sea of green
In the water, I hear a swish
soon I spy a speckled fish
Up in the air, I watch it jump
then down it dives, smooth and plump
I think of lazy afternoons as a child
fishing with my dad, which makes me smile
But today I feel fully satisfied
to watch my friend frolic and glide
As I sit peaceful by the brook
my heart nudges my mind to take a deeper look
That speckled fish is no different than me
we both understand the need to be free
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I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.
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