Wednesday, April 22, 2015

They don't stay young forever

She fills colours with
Abandon, not caring for
Lines or patterns, unlike
Her mum who incessently
Wants to know she's doing right
___________
Dedicated to my daughter,
Akshaya
Who was born to teach
me and all the world
about love and how to love
_____________

She colours with ab-
andon not caring for the
lines that hem her in
Unlike her mother who can't
Stop fretting about the lines


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This is inspired by a photograph I posted on FB in 2012 that suddenly people started liking again yesterday and today.
She's shy of four years old, splashing Barney with the rainbow spectrum of colours
a smile playing on her lips
a strand of hair carelessly falling across her eyes
She's a picture of absorbed beauty here
her eyes, her hair, her smile her dress
her pleasure in the act of colouring

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Okay am a little unsteady - the formidable leit has responded to this poem of mine - so sweet! she didnt' say it was great or anything, just a note of encouragement about she likes the way this is done:) 
am in seventh heaven! 
ha, such a student - keep saying I don't care who sees but when the big teacher sees it, I screech
:p 

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