Inspired by this beautiful artwork by Muntazir (link below)
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A paper disguise for a velvet love
A love too much to stay on one page
Over and flowing the folds of her dress
As strong and soft as water
A warm infinity pool of soft Cashmere blankets,
Obsidian strength and kissed tears.
Arms trace a circle of placenta echos
….
Shh shh
Waves of memory
Ultra…. sounds
Whale booms
Plankton swim
Whirlpools..
Tiny fingers push…
…
Tears will never become tattoos –
She catches each one before it pools
As she drowns in the depths of her love.
Canyons formed from rivulets of water,
Nipping mountains
In the bud if they are menacing.
For she is tied by umbilical strength
To this tiny child within, an image of herself
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Swish, shh, skirt rustles
Breathe… in
Primal instincts
Uterus pulls…
Tuck her in
Exhale … her. Out
Memorise her
Nourish her
Don’t let go
…..
She gathers her in the folds of her dress
Every last drop of her brushed and nourished
She squishes her mouth to her cheek, a gift
Of beautiful pens in every shade
So together they can colour
In dark corners and shadows
Inside and outside the lines.
…
She knows,
Love has no lines.
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Artwork by Muntazir who kindly allowed me to use these beautiful images as an inspiration for this poem.
https://muntazzirr.wordpress.com/2019/02/16/the-doll-with-a-doll/
Placenta echoes…wow…and at first I was thinking they look like spaghetti lines. This is wonderfully creative.
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The drawing just had something so maternal in it to me…. the fierceness, softness and intensity of a mother’s love. Thank you so much for your comment.
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😊🌸💜
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The drawings of Muntazir were alive, now you have given them another life. It speaks to the mother in me. Exquisite.
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Such lovely words, thank you so much. It is such a feminine drawing that seems to embody a mother’s infinite love. The primal maternal instinct. Thank you, it means a lot.
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Yes, it does embody that. You are so welcome, my dear. ❤️
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Oh wow! This is just so beautiful. As Paeansunplugged said, you really gave it a new life through your words. Thank you so much for this wonderful poem. May God bless you.
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I cannot say how much your appreciation means. I am so pleased you enjoyed the poem, and hope it even begins to give justice to your beautiful poem. Thank you for letting me use it 💛
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The feelings are certainly mutual. Always a pleasure
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Thank you, your heart emoticons have come to mean a lot! (I think we may have had several emoticon ‘conversations ‘ 💝😊
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You may be right! Never thought about it, but I have the tendency of pressing those fellows frequently when I read something that wakes up my heart!💟🤗
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Awww, now I appreciate those little hearts even more 💟❤️
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This is truly beautiful…the picture would live to thank you
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It is indeed beautiful
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Thank you so much. If I achieved that, it makes me very happy.
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So beautiful…
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Oh, thank you. I’m really happy you liked it.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Oh!! Thank you so much.
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You are so welcome, My Dear! I love sharing great posts with followers!!!
xoxoxo
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Such encouraging feedback. Thank you 😊
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What a beautiful creation. An apt poem for a stellar sketch
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Thank you so much! For some reason this comment was in my spam folder and it is most definitely not spam. Apologies for this delayed reply, it means a lot that you enjoyed this poem.
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No worries. WP sometimes does that. My pleasure
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I am mesmerised beyond words. The connection with the artwork is sublime. And the skirt folds like skin caressing the precious loved one. It’s tender and so fluid.
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Oh Gina, thank you for this lovely, and touching comment. It was such an inspiring artwork, it was hard to find words to adequately express it.
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you did an amazing job with your description, I was really caught up with the imagery you painted.
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Not much to add to the previous wonderful comments- beautiful imagery.
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This adds a lot to me. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
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Nice line: “Tears will never become tattoos “
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Thank you, it means a lot you took the time to make this comment. I’m happy you liked it.
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Color the world, inside and out. Love your imagery and words. Thanks for sharing at dVerse Poets.
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Thank you for these lovely words Grace.
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I love how you picture the love of mother to child… si basics and how it makes it possible to rise from the grey and color the world
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I am so pleased you see this, the love of a mother is transformational, an essential life force that colours and shapes a child’s world. Thank you for this insightful comment and kind words.
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I am literally swooning right now!! This is gorgeously rendered! ❤️
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Thank you for this lovely comment, I’m happy you enjoyed it enough to swoon!
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This is amazingly beautiful!
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Oh! What a lovely comment to receive. Thank you 🙏
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You’re most welcome.
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The line nipping mountains in the bud if they are menacing got to me- the idea that water and tears are the same thing and yet one tears mountains and the other falls with pain. Their juxtaposition with pregnancy is a beautiful metaphor.
Unfortunately I have no idea what it is like to be a mother. But this got me that much closer.
Thanks for another great read my friend!
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I appreciate this so much, I love it how you see the water and tears like this. A mother’s tears and ferocity has super human strength and determination, nipping mountains would be no problem for mama bear!
Thanks again for your kind words. I am honored you like this.
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I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award lynyo.blog/2019/04/08/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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