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Just A Woman
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0 posted 2001-03-21 10:04 AM


In her garden
gnomes peek out
of the greenery
Blossoms rich in color
cascade down the hillside
where squirrels scamper

And she
in yellow shorts and a hot pink hat
sits within
reading Raggedy Ann to the flowers
Her little hands touching them delicately
Tending their souls
with a gentleness
Leaving me in awe of her beauty

This little girl
who gives love and life
to all she touches
with a patient smile
and an open heart

"When people show you who they are, believe them"

~Maya Angelou~

© Copyright 2001 Just A Woman - All Rights Reserved
VAS
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1 posted 2001-03-21 10:07 AM


Sweet unconditional love exudes from the speaker's voice...you must be watching your daughter. Very nice poem.
PoeticKnight
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2 posted 2001-03-21 10:08 AM


Hey Just a Woman, I liked this. It gave me a clear vision inside this dusty brain of mine.
kitkat
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3 posted 2001-03-21 11:42 AM


I enjoyed reading this. Nothing Like a child to open our eyes and heart.
Jellybean King
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Jelly, Bean
4 posted 2001-03-21 12:18 PM


Love how the imagery of the flower garden is picked up in your daughter..with colors of yellow and hot pink...the squirrels scamper at the end of the first stanza flows nicely into the next...nice movement...then the delicacy in her and in the flowers ties this piece together beautifully...innocence is magic!

Jellybean King

Mother_Earth
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5 posted 2001-03-21 12:26 PM


Just A Woman, such a pretty picture as you let us peek into your childs world. The color is GREAT. Love your verse, ME
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6 posted 2001-03-21 01:00 PM


shhhhh. . . watch the flowers bend to hear her voice. . .

wonderful. . .

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To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Packratmike
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7 posted 2001-03-21 01:03 PM


This is perfectly beautiful. Vivid colors, imagery. I could easily picture everything.
Well done!!!

Mike

Irish Rose
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8 posted 2001-03-21 01:16 PM


This little girl
who gives love and life
to all she touches
with a patient smile
and an open heart"

How utterly beautiful. This is me! Only grown up

Kathleen Blake

"When red-haired girls scamper like roses over the rain-green grass,
and the sun drips honey."
Laurie Lee


Just A Woman
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9 posted 2001-03-21 02:28 PM


Thanks so much everyone!

"When people show you who they are, believe them"

~Maya Angelou~

Sunnyone
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Staffordshire, England
10 posted 2001-03-21 02:53 PM


Such a beautiful, endearing poem and a sweet pleasure to read. Thank you for putting it here for my eyes to enjoy!!!

Live...Love...Be grateful for both!!




RMW
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11 posted 2001-03-21 06:11 PM


"...reading Raggedy Ann to the flowers...." I like this poem very much....perhaps because my little girl, now grown up, is still my little girl.

Bob

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12 posted 2001-03-24 10:42 AM


Oh wow, how did i miss this one,
This child is so beautiful

Another nice write JaW.

Bernie

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ForwardSearching
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13 posted 2001-03-24 11:38 AM


A special little girl, thanks for the vision!
Bill Charles
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14 posted 2001-03-24 03:55 PM


Just A Woman - enjoyed reading your writing. I'm glad that I stopped by for a read.

BC

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