Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Lovely Spring

Art by Sunita Khedekar 

She is Spring
Strong, fragile, funny, sweet, volitile
My lovely daughter.

heidi
written 3/18/14
for my Aoife and
dVerse Poetics.

Grace's Poetics prompt today is to use the amazing artwork of Sunita Khedekar as inspiration for a poem about Spring. I love this piece! Please visit her Facebook page or her Blog. I have chosen to write a Collum Lune (one of my favorite forms...very Twitter friendly) about my sweet girl. For more poems using the art of Sunita Khedekar as inspiration, go check out the submissions over at dVerse!
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32 comments:

  1. Brian MillerMarch 18, 2014 at 9:31 PM

    she is new life buddy...i like how you associated spring with her...and took this in a very interesting direction heidi....very cool response...

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    1. HeidiMarch 18, 2014 at 11:17 PM

      Thanks Brian. I put the color part of the prompt to the side, didn't I? I love this picture, and it made me want to write about her in a way that wasn't about her illness or delays (or my inability to cope with them.) She is so much more.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 18, 2014 at 10:28 PM

    yes, children are our hope, like spring brings hope.

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  3. ClaudiaMarch 18, 2014 at 11:40 PM

    oh that is beautiful...i hope you read it to her... i miss my daughters - they'll be back by beginning of next month so..

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 2:49 PM

      Thank you Claudia! I did read it to her. I'm so happy your daughters are coming home...I'm already dreading my babies growing up.

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  4. Vandana SharmaMarch 19, 2014 at 12:45 AM

    Daughters are always a wonder:) little flowers!!!

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 2:58 PM

      Welcome to the lasagna, Vandana! Thank you for the visit and I have to agree, daughters are always a wonder!

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  5. Roslyn RossMarch 19, 2014 at 2:03 AM

    Children are precious. It is a gift for a mother to have a daughter and a father to have a son and a precious gift when we have grand-daughters and can see the links travelling down the ancestral line as this image depicts and as you write.

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 3:04 PM

      Hi Roslyn! Welcome to the lasagna! I love this picture. I am so grateful to Sunita Kedekar for allowing us to use her art and to Grace for introducing her to me! Thank you for the visit and the kind comment. She is a gift.

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  6. Cressida de NovaMarch 19, 2014 at 3:59 AM

    Lovely haiku tribute to your daughter.

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  7. ayalaMarch 19, 2014 at 5:41 AM

    Sweet and lovely :)

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  8. Marina SofiaMarch 19, 2014 at 5:48 AM

    And very changeable... sweet tribute to your daughter! And perfect fit to the image.

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 3:15 PM

      Hi Marina Sofia! Thank you. My daughter is definitely changeable. I keep trying to leave a comment on your poem and my computer is not letting me. I'll keep trying.

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  9. GraceMarch 19, 2014 at 7:20 AM

    I love the form and imagery of spring as your young daughter ~ Lovely indeed ~

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  10. JeffMarch 19, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    Beautiful--children ARE a lot like spring! Full of life, sweetness, and a volatility that sometimes has to be held a bit in check like garden weeds! Excellent work.

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 4:20 PM

      Hi Nico! Thank you! Oh that volatility...some days I have to remind myself that it is actually a good thing...all part of growing up. And on those days, I have to remind myself a lot.:)

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  11. BodhiroseMarch 19, 2014 at 10:02 AM

    I agree...children are like spring...sprouting something new all the time. A sweet tribute to your daughter...very nice.

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 4:28 PM

      Hi Bodhirose! Thank you. They are always sprouting something!

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  12. brudbergMarch 19, 2014 at 2:35 PM

    Children can be so much like spring.. well captured in so few words.

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  13. Jennifer WagnerMarch 19, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    Truly a lovely response. I really like your take...your words are beautifully paired with this image!

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  14. scribblywriterlyMarch 19, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    real mom that! :)

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    1. HeidiMarch 21, 2014 at 4:41 PM

      Hi scribblywriterly! I love your name. Welcome to the lasagna and thank you!

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  15. The BizzaMarch 21, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

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  16. lucychiliMarch 22, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    warm and heartfelt
    great match for the image

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    1. HeidiApril 3, 2014 at 11:19 PM

      Thank you lucychili! Nice to see you here again!

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