mother

two photos of Quenby born in 1975

 

The light changes from dramatic to subdued

from bold to tints of color

neither looks like the Windsor & Newton watercolor pinks I used

on the watercolor paper

for time has left its footprint

space has come closer

and human perception matured.

My daughter has left her footprints, come closer, and matured.

Now she mothers grand-cats,

dramatic, colorful, with pink tongues, footprints, closer, and maturing.

Children Without TV #30: Magic

Bold, beguiling stare:
Where werewolves withering bare-
toothed fangs forebode fates…

“Two Cents Tuesday Challenge” BOLD

Bold
brave
biker

Not yet 2!
Mimics you!

5/22/2013
Jeanne Poland

Riddle#26 Scars

…I have woven a parachute out of
everything broken: my scars
are my shield. William Stafford

A
scar is
my newest
recreation. A
bolder sinew: hewn of marriage,
joined with weapon’s tender touch on subtle ground held strong.

Scars

Scars
are new creations:
sinews
touching tender ground.

Amethyst

Impressed by the amethyst.

My birthstone
grins in violet,
not shyly
but glaringly
bold…

tipsies things
’til stirred;

leaps on toes
from magenta paths
to magic carpets
flying!

Am I this
amethyst?
I’m trying.

Jeanne Poland

Who is This Quicksilver? 1941-2012

Who is This Quicksilver? 1941-2012

Hot spur Lady,
harum-scarum,
gadarene
red-haired scream?

Impulse Child,
heaving waves,
impulsiveness
undressed?

Hurried Teen,
reckless, rash,
pell-mells through
whimsy’s spells?

Impetuous Grandma,
brash, brazen,
flashy bold
for one so old?

Truth be told: immediate!
A streak of light,
a quiver of silver:
This is our unique Quicksilver!