by Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom'
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April 25, 2007

We ~Easel Musings/Week 6 ~ Challenge

July 06, 2008 03:06 PM EDT (Updated: July 06, 2008 03:07 PM EDT)
views: 110 | comments: 55

I'm a woman

You're a woman

Let's discuss life,

A journey from a swollen belly

To the life's blood

Waiting to celebrate.

 

Loving with whole heart

 Standing far from the receiving end

Raising the standards,

 Ignoring ours

Hiding pain

Spreading slices of sacrifice.

 

Binding other's wound

With the magical herbs

from our gardens,

Arms open wide

Embracing even the ugly days

Like  beautiful blessings.

 

Come my sweet little girl

We'll serve an imaginary tea

Plant a tree of freedom,

Knocking the door of feminism

Rehearsing for a surreal world.

 

 

I'm a woman

You're a woman

Let's discuss life.

 
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Comments: 55

Lilith Dorsey Jul 6, 2008, 3:09pm EDT
So beautiful, I love the line " slices of sacrifice" and if it were a pie ;)
Sassy Cat Jul 6, 2008, 3:30pm EDT
this is excellent!!!
Kathryn E. Jul 6, 2008, 3:30pm EDT
Beautiful poem, and it is Featured in the Triple Name Club.
donna h. Jul 6, 2008, 3:31pm EDT
very good..ps.how are you feeling?
Granny Janny H. Jul 6, 2008, 3:33pm EDT
Life is a pie. Women bake it. Make it. And then share it, pare it, spare it
Then we clean up, shut up and bear it.
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Jul 6, 2008, 3:39pm EDT
Thanks Dorsey, me too :)

Hi Patricia, thanks

Thanks Kathryn:)

Hi donna, doing good, will come to you.

Hey Janet, I am smiling:)You added spices here.Lovely!!!
Larry H. Jul 6, 2008, 3:45pm EDT
nice poem thanks for sharing, ran and checked not a woman
Kathy W. Jul 6, 2008, 3:48pm EDT
B. You humble me.
You connect all of us.
Your spirit reigns throughout this work. All the best of the life of a woman, spelled out here, and giving it, as a painful gift of love, to the next itteration...

I remember these walks with "my girls."

Blessings (write often, and write much.)
Wilka
Kathy W. Jul 6, 2008, 3:49pm EDT
Larry - LOL!
but a sensitive spirit, for all that!
Wilka
Juan J Martinez Jul 6, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
Well done, :o)
Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Jul 6, 2008, 4:17pm EDT
Beautiful poem friend.....heartwarming, made me feel all fuzzy inside.
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Jul 6, 2008, 4:42pm EDT
Thanks Larry,

Oh Kathy, I know what you're talking about.Beautiful!

Thanks Juan.

I am glad Lynn, Thanks
Marge H. Jul 6, 2008, 5:27pm EDT
Another beautiful poem from you. I think that you would make a great mom for a daughter too. We already know you are loving, patient, and supportive with your charming and handsome son.
Lune Wolfsong Jul 6, 2008, 5:50pm EDT
Beautiful. Powerful. I love this.
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Jul 6, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Very nice Bhawana.
Diana Raabe Jul 6, 2008, 7:40pm EDT
You obviously put a lot of thought (and emotion) to this, and have come up with a fine result! It's lovely and the picture is a nice accompaniment.
Alison H. Jul 6, 2008, 8:02pm EDT
Beautiful, Bhawana!

I have to agree, yes, what a surreal world we women must cope with!
Alison Pearce Jul 6, 2008, 8:27pm EDT
Fabulous Bhawana!
t b. Jul 6, 2008, 8:59pm EDT
Excellent Bhawana!
Lucky Stars Jul 6, 2008, 9:28pm EDT
I love your words, Bhawana and I could get lost in the picture.
Kay M. Jul 6, 2008, 10:41pm EDT
I really love this . Excellent work.
Bethany C. Jul 6, 2008, 11:05pm EDT
Excellent!
We share what we are with the women who follow us--all that we have learned from the women who went before us.
KC Klein Jul 7, 2008, 1:59am EDT
a nicely drawn portrait
Vinay Benjamin Jul 7, 2008, 5:40am EDT
Excellent - Bhawana. You always manage to stir up the tenderest emotions in me. Bless you.
Lisa Frost Jul 7, 2008, 7:54am EDT
This is so beautiful. It has been so long since I have gotten to read your work, I have forgotten how truly beautiful it was.
Mary (diet dr pepper junkie) T. Jul 7, 2008, 8:52am EDT
"...A journey from a swollen belly..." I liked that line! Well done, Bhawana.
Curt L. Jul 7, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
Wonderful, Bhawana!
In your beautiful poem you have embodied what it is that we each should be. How inspiring! Thank you.
Sheila Deeth Jul 7, 2008, 7:13pm EDT
Lovely poem Bhawana. Loved the refrain. Fit so well with the picture.
Bhawana,

I don't have the words to express how lovely this poem is to me.
Sheila!WELCOME BACK!
Lawrence U. Jul 7, 2008, 7:20pm EDT
Ever so lovely, Bhawana - an excellent poem from the heart! I enjoy it!
Ann M. (Site Scryer) Jul 7, 2008, 7:23pm EDT
I wish my mother had discussed 'life' with me!
beautiful bhawana. So well written. I wish you well.
Delaune Michel Jul 7, 2008, 11:06pm EDT
so beautiful!!!!
Elsie Duggan Jul 8, 2008, 2:47am EDT
Beautiful Poem Bhawana, You may tell this all to your little girl someday, make a copy of it to keep for her when she is old enough to read it, it is lovely
Phyllis R. Jul 8, 2008, 1:47pm EDT
Oh B, - this is so beautiful and so emotional...I love it!
necee t. Jul 8, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
oh dear Bhawana... this is precious... just like you...

congrats on being one of the COOL people of Gather... woohoo...
Bless...
jennifer d. Jul 8, 2008, 8:29pm EDT
This is sooo beautiful!
lynn a. Jul 8, 2008, 10:01pm EDT
Buzzy, This does something to me that I can not even begin to describe. If every little girl had a mother like this what a world this would be. It's beautiful. It's so full of love.
William Dotani Jul 9, 2008, 11:46am EDT
A crisp look at the surreal nature most any woman may face throughout her life.
sheila h. Jul 9, 2008, 2:48pm EDT
Oh that is wonderful..passing a woman's life's lessons to the next generation

and what about YOU,dear BBBB?
penni d. Jul 9, 2008, 3:03pm EDT
it was very good, BBB....wonder if you are talking to the babe in the , er...i mean...the basketball...lol...
Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Jul 9, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
Excellent!!
Ruthe M. Jul 9, 2008, 11:36pm EDT
Brava! Bhawana, this was such magnificent prose. Speaking volumes of the sister-mother-daughter relationship. You captured it most well.
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Jul 10, 2008, 5:10pm EDT
Beautiful....what a great job you did
Angel sent from God Secret Sisters Jul 10, 2008, 5:12pm EDT

Girly Comments & Graphics

<font face="cursive" color="#fc4d1d" size="4">Bhawana,
Thanks for your comment on my image
Angel sleeping done in cartoon.
God Bless you my good friend</font>
Donald M. Jul 10, 2008, 5:14pm EDT
Such a wonderful loving story to be telling your unborn daughter. Then taking her hand and leading her on to being a woman.
Spencer T. Jul 11, 2008, 8:39am EDT
A lovely spray of words which drenched me quite well.
Good stuff.
Melinda ~choosing happiness~ S. Jul 11, 2008, 2:43pm EDT
Nicely done!
lynn a. Jul 12, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
Buzzy, I just came back to read this again. This is even more touching than the first time. This photograph has really drawn out the soul of so many of you. This is a great poem, Buzzy. I'm going to copy it and keep it with my favorites. You did an outstanding job here.
t b. Jul 12, 2008, 2:51pm EDT
This really is lovely Bhawana!
Connie C. Jul 13, 2008, 12:58am EDT
Bhawana,
That was beautiful. You are multi talented.
Nancy 67 Jul 13, 2008, 1:29am EDT
How very lovely, Bhawana! You are a woman of many creative talents. This was just wonderful...
Toni V. Jul 13, 2008, 7:11pm EDT
Very nicely done. Wow.

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