Emerald

Zoe Lachter

These emerald ferns that swing and sway
And sing in their own emerald way
Though often the lilies have more to say
I listen to them most
They whisper your name once or twice
Their syllables fast and precise
Then stop, they know that will suffice
To bring me back your ghost
We’ll sit in sunlight leopard spots
Who’ve dripped through branches’ leaves and knots
My ferns patterned with light ink blots
‘Till the sun’s at her westernmost
The flowers chime in all the same
But I know they just seek their petal fame
So I’ll leave you, silent just as I came, 
And thank my emerald host

Zoe Lachter is a Junior at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. She majors in Literary Arts and loves writing about the beauty of the natural world. 

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• SLV 2023 Table of Contents
• Voices of the Valley – Alphabetic List of Authors
• Sustainable Lehigh Valley booklet

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