Friday, May 22, 2009

Worry for Sunday Scribblings

Did you ever have anyone
hand you a glass of wine
in an expensive wine glass

thin as a skim of ice
on a pond? You hold
that stem like a delicate

rose. That’s how I feel
about my mom, now. I
love the wine, but

the container is just so fragile
that I’m afraid she’ll break.
I hug her as gently as possible.
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20 comments:

  1. GigglesMay 23, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    Oh my Linda I was not expecting that! What a powerful metaphor.... sad yet beautiful tribute to a mom. I hear the pain in this poem.... enjoy the wine my dear.... sip slowly, take in each nuance, each note until it's finished.

    Big Hugs Sherrie

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  2. Americanising DesiMay 23, 2009 at 3:19 AM

    no pain no gain i always say...
    check the gain too!

    hugs

    Happy SS

    http://whenhekissesher.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/i-worry-for-her/

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  3. ShammiMay 23, 2009 at 3:25 AM

    What a beautiful poem... hauntingly written!

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  4. anthonynorthMay 23, 2009 at 6:03 AM

    That was touching and poignant. And a great metaphor.

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  5. paisleyMay 23, 2009 at 6:20 AM

    oh linda that visual was so powerful.. this was an excellent piece.....

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  6. murat11May 23, 2009 at 10:27 AM

    thin as a skim of iceWhat a lovely poem...

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  7. JP/debMay 23, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    Excellent metaphor ... all our vessels will change with time. Peace, JP/deb

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  8. AnonymousMay 23, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    Hi linda,can feel the pain in here.Nice read.

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  9. keithMay 23, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    A lovely analogy and a beautiful poem.

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  10. gautami tripathyMay 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    Absolutely beautiful..

    I must go and hig my mom now!

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  11. RoanMay 24, 2009 at 9:38 AM

    I felt the emotion in your words, and understand the worry. It is hard watching our parents grow old. Once strong people turned fragile by age. Knowing we will one day...

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  12. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    Wonderful use of metaphor. The whole poem just surprised me. It's so beautiful and so sad.

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  13. Bee BeeMay 24, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Very touching, beautifully written.

    Thanks for visiting my page.

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  14. quin browneMay 25, 2009 at 1:00 AM

    wow.

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  15. floretaMay 25, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    wow, great metaphor!

    i have a friend who says he wants to age like old wine.. so that's fitting too. meaning age gracefully.. the wine tastes better the older it is.. it's better quality.

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  16. Dee MartinMay 25, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    This touched my heart. I lost my Mom some years ago. She lived in another state and I went to stay with her shortly after she found she had inoperable cancer and we would lie in bed and talk at night. Your poem brought back that remembrance. Thank you.

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  17. MargueriteMay 25, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Beautifully written and so poignant. What a lovely tribute. Yes, this makes me want to find my mom and give her a hug right now!

    P.S. Like the new picture.

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  18. linda mayMay 25, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    This is beautiful.
    Watching our loved ones age and become fragile is so painful.You probably know i worked in a hospital/ aged care unit, and watched this over and over again, it is heart rending and different people react to it in different ways but is very very hard to watch someone go down that path when we love them so much. Hugs.

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  19. LisaMay 26, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    Just hopped over the catch up on your poems and thought I'd say 'hi' to let you know that I'd been by.
    (hey--that rhymed and I didn't even try!)

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  20. LynneJune 9, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Dear Linda,
    This was painfully sad and beautiful, I write with tears in my eyes and a visceral ache in my stomach.
    I'm partial to these lines: "I love the wine, but/the container is just so fragile"... and your love shows strong to the last line.
    I hope she'll feel better.

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