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Sijo #8

Geode

Hunt for the ordinary,

the roundness of plain rocks.

Pluck it up if you spot one.

Does it feel lighter than expected?

The surface, unpretentious may hold

rows of gems in its dark hollow.

Published by Danielle Verwers

Danielle Verwers is a writer and teacher in Columbia, SC. Her poetry has appeared in Eastern Iowa Review, Hawai'i Pacific Review, and elsewhere. She was awarded the Peter Pan Prize, the Klyde Robinson Prize, and the McCray Nickens Fellowship for Poetry in 2022.

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