Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Out on the summer breeze
from the shade of the maple tree
into the bright sunshine of a cloudless day
and so to distant lands
of white sands and turquoise seas
lazy hammocks between palm trees slung
and cries of gulls from the heights
let us wander free.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 01.31.24
Prompt: Allow your mind to wander.
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