The heavens provided a peephole
through a cloudy sky.
A smear of rainbow
shimmered in midair,
no bigger than a thumbprint.
Colors–red and orange and green–danced,
hinting at the full promise
of the hidden arch.
No pot of gold teased
with empty promises
where a rainbow touched the earth.
Instead, the prism smear becckoned
us to be content with every step.

After watching and reading the April poetry challenge by Mary Lee Hahn at A Year of Readingfor the past several years, I decided to write a poem a day this month. Mary Lee is hosting PO-EMotion, with a different emotion for each day of the month. Today’s focus is CONTENTMENT. For even more poetry fun throughout April, check out the roundup of poetry celebrations and projects at Jama’s Alphabet Soup.