A word with Laurie: effervescence

the water’s

effervescence

and the sunshine

on the gull

give a California splendor

to our world

we walk along

the waterfront

and smile

at one other

then the California sun

sets—

as we stroll

Laurie, of the writers' group Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, posted a word challenge for Friday the 13th today, and the word she chose was the 13-letter word effervescence. She suggested, therefore, that we try to make our poems 13 lines long as well.