​EGRET PEERS INTO A POND

by Carol Coven Grannick

​​I
gaze down--
there I am
elegant curves
shimmering and wet
water's deep unstillness
blurring my fine reflection--
not Narcissus locked in self-love
I soar to have you gasp at glory. 

by van Tine

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Carol Coven Grannick is a poet and children's author with poetry and fiction published in a goodly assortment of print and online magazines. Her novel in verse, Reeni's Turn, debuted in 2020 from Regal House Publishing.