Written by Michelle Nott
Chores done
math problems solved
lunch with Gran
shopping with Dad
I kick off my shoes.
My bare feet seek
the feel of grass,
tickles between my toes,
squishes of damp dirt,
to be still.
My fingers tingle
as my arms outstretch
toward branches and leaves
not eager to fall but
to be still.
Summer stretches on
even through shorter
days. My thoughts wander
with possibilities.
Pebble skipping
in the creek, fishing,
hide-n-seek, or slide
into the hammock.
Why
only choose one?
Tag –
– You’re It!
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Michelle Nott is a bilingual and dual national American-French poet, author, and educator. She enjoys sharing her appreciation for world cultures, language, art, and nature with her students and in her books and poems. Her most recent poetry can be found in the Ekphrastic Review, Nimblewitlit, and in a forthcoming anthology from Lerner. She is the author of Teddy, Let’s Go!, published by Enchanted Lion Books. Feel welcome to connect with her on social media, @michnott.