these are the flowers i love
pale greens and yellows, and white, white
black cherry blossoms white
this is the structure i am letting go
the kids' swing
once filled with hay
rob climbed up here and examined this platform
and the stairway down
hand hewn
today is mother's day
i am thinking of the hard choices mothers make.
that first choice, to bear a child or not, is just the beginning.
she is there, all right,
choice made.
Happy Mother's Day to you... and to your nesting squatter!
ReplyDeleteso many different mothers with very different choices. Have a lovely day, Velma.
ReplyDeleteand you, two, enjoy this quiet sunday.
ReplyDeleteVelma, your pictures and words are like poems - everything 'belonging', nothing wasted, simple and pure...when there is so much I don't want to know on the internet, your blog's such a relief. Happy days to you.
ReplyDeletemmmm that structure is just divine.... hope you've had a lovely mothers day velma.... I'm certainly glad my mum made the choice to have babes! and I'm glad I chose motherhood too.... there's nothing to compare to that first look into the eyes of your slippery wet babe to make you suddenly aware of the continuity of life, the raw power of nature, and the unmeasurable love you can feel for another being.... xx
ReplyDeletefaisal, thank you. i appreciate your words.
ReplyDeleteronnie, i love the choice we had, and celebrate the choiceness of it.
V-what a beautiful barn - you are letting it go because? Will you recycle it or just let nature reclaim it? Go well. B
ReplyDelete...because i can't possibly afford to have even the amish (who are very reasonable) do the repairs. this has been hard to accept, because i love this barn.
ReplyDeletewhat a choice.
ReplyDeleteindeed.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful barn photos and blossom photos Velma.
ReplyDeletethanks, judy.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to have to let it go, but it has served well. Being a mother is about caring and then letting go. Your blog posts are a blessing to me. Thank you for your caring.
ReplyDeletethank you maggie, and you are, of course, so right
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