a gathering of cells multiplying magnificent a seed inside breathing being and no one even knew that you had begun arriving, small magic happening inside the womb she went about her day hanging laundry in her quiet way while the message of you grew © Ali Grimshaw 2021 An early Mother's Day poem. Quadrille Monday on dVerse
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Beautiful, Ali.
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Thank you for reading. Have a marvelous day.
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What a beautiful poem for Mother’s Day Ali. Gentle and perfectly penned and the last line was magic, just like the miracle of motherhood. 💜
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How lovely it would be for the mother to find out. The poetry is beautiful.
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Kritika,
Thank you for reflecting back the joy you felt from this poem. Wishing you a beautiful day.
Ali
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My pleasure kindly 🙂
Have an amazing day yourself!
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So lovely beautiful!
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Thank you, friend. I hope that you are taking care of your beautiful heart.
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🙏🏼💛✨
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I love it… but I think it cannot be a total surprise when it happens.
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Thanks for reading.
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Embryonically good, AG. I’m cheering so loud it’s almost ultrasonic.
(And please allow me to take this opportunity to also applaud What Matters Most, your contribution to the Brought To Sight / Swept Away Anthology about Time, which just arrived in my mailbox. Kudos, Sister!)
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Ron, I love this “embryonically good” That cracked me up.
Thank you so much for the acknowledgment of my poem in Brought to Sight/ Swept Away and for purchasing a copy. I am so honored to have it included. It is a poem I am fond of and it makes my day to know that it reached you.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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so beautiful.
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Thank you for reading
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This is deeply, deeply profound, Ali! The closing left me in awe 💝💝
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Sanaa,
Thank you for your kind refleciton back. I love that the poem gave you a feeling of awe. That means a lot to me.
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Quiet miracles… is where your words took me. To the sweet wonder of it all.
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I love it. Thanks so much for letting me know that this poem delivered a sense of quiet miracles to you.
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A lovely scene within a scene, waiting to be seen.
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Ken
What a great poetic response.
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☺️
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Lovely poem
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Thank you for reading.☮️
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My breath evaporated … reading the last line of this poem. Huge sighs.
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Thank you for this lovely response, Helen.
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A nice flow of words. The precious gift of that little seed is magic! ✨
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Yes, it is an gift that changes our lives forever.
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with the lightest of touches you planted this seed – its beautiful
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Thank you Laura. ❤️☮️
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I love this, Ali. That hidden message. This is truly lovely.
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Thank you, Merril. I had fun thinking about new life growing when no one knows it yet.
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It’s a wonderful idea.
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Wonderful Quadrille Ali, well written! New life… 🙂
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New life is so exciting. Thanks for reading.
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Another baby-seed! I love that so emphatic final rhyme. That seed is here to stay.
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Yes, the baby-seed. We were of like minds on Monday. But mine is an imagining. No grandchildren for me, at least not yet.
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I wasn’t expecting this one, but I’m so pleased we’ve got the ball rolling 🙂
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the sign on the dentist
said mother
is a verb~
excellent post Ali!
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Mother is a verb. I love that.
Thanks for reading.
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yw. i remember my mother. hard to believe she s been gone twenty years~
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This is beautiful, Ali.
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trE,
I appreciate your message.
I hope you are well and enjoying the spring.
Ali
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I am well. Thank you. I hope you are too, Ali. Thank you.
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Love the message image the the seed growing within. Well-done.
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Thank you for letting me know this poem reached you.
Wishing you a beautiful day.
Ali
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I love your quadrille of unexpected joy, Ali, a tribute to mothers everywhere. I love the lines:
‘she went about her day
hanging laundry
in her quiet way’,
no fuss, just letting the message grow.
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Thank you for reflecting back. I always appreciate hearing the lines that speak to other people. It’s interesting because I was thinking that the woman didn’t know she was pregnant yet.❤️
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It’s a special kind of magic and a beautiful message, perfectly portrayed!
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Many thanks for your comment. Motherhood is an amazing journey.
Wishing you a beautiful day.
Ali
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So tender and suffused with an unseen, quiet, delightful beauty ❤️
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Ananda,
Thank you for this reflection back. This is just what I was hoping to communicate.
Have a day of wonder.
Ali
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she went about her day
hanging laundry
in her quiet way
while the message of you
grew
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Thank you for your reflection
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