Shamrock
Three leaves of green
Laid over red undersides
Reaching for light, loving water
Only so much. Turned from light, turning back.
Brought from Ireland long ago
Perhaps they miss the cool
Green shimmering.
Shamrock.
Posted for Monday Poetry Potluck.
Lizbeth's Garden 
Eric
/ November 22, 2010Funny how we impart certain emotions (like longing) to plants. I think it’s just part of the connection we feel to nature. Nice piece, Lizbeth!
liv2write2day
/ November 22, 2010I love all things “nature.” Nice form to you poem and the image is great.
hope hayduk
/ November 22, 2010i’ve only learned of Riktometer form today. you’ve done a wonderful job of it using nature in your piece. Thank you
found you on Jingle Poetry. glad i did
take care
Morganna
/ November 22, 2010Thank you! Take care.
Jingle
/ November 22, 2010love the Shamrock both in your word painting and in the image,
novel piece,
Thanks for sharing the wonders of nature with potluck.
Happy Tuesday ahead.
mstevensson
/ November 22, 2010I really like the flow of this. Sounds lovely.
Jamie Dedes, all rights reserved
/ November 22, 2010This is intriguing … a little Shamrock story, and their old. Lovely. Longing – and who knows – maybe they do …
deadpoet88
/ November 23, 2010Lovely poem, the words flow so well. I often wonder too, whether plants may miss their place of origin. :)
mairmusic
/ November 23, 2010Gorgeous photo! and your verse matches, character and quality, Nicely done!
fiveloaf
/ November 23, 2010perhaps really.. nice!
hedgewitch
/ November 23, 2010Plants and gardening are a whole universe of metaphors for our sometimes less graceful/ more bumbling human selves. Nice sense of place and of the feeling of autumn.
Talon
/ November 25, 2010I like the tie-in of magic with the clover. What a lovely photo and wonderful poem!
Jingle
/ November 25, 2010claim awards/treats via entry #114…
have a lovely day.
Kavita
/ December 12, 2010How sweet is that! The words flowed so beautifully.. just like those leaves drifting across space… there was something very dreamy about this poem, Liz..
AND… I totally dig the form you’ve used! Too good!
Morganna
/ December 12, 2010Wow, thanks so much, Kavita. You are too kind.