Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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[Yanda cutting her cake at her birthday dinner November 2021]
prosecco gets the nod,
for a child carried in the womb, in the heart in the mind.
and she greying, now a half century old, 
who can sit at table with her, and not give the nod
to  prosecco?

the night is cool, the salmon baked,
the stories: some of praise, some of struggle, some of mischief
all of wondrous miracle.

there's a sunflower on the cake
a real sunflower
no-one will eat that, the sunflower i mean;

along with the yellow roses, big and bold,
thanksgiving and heartfelt gratitude is
lifted to divine source.

i am a mother, happily so.
© gillena cox 2022


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28 comments:

  1. Happy you dropped by Ken

    Much💚love

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  2. That was just so warm and beautiful...and I love the script, so easy to read...that is a delight too!

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  3. Thanks for your appreciation Ain

    Much💚love

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  4. What a beautiful tribute poem to your daughter's birthday celebration. She is blessed to have a mom like you.

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  5. They get older and greyer, but they're always them, even if you're not you anymore. Funny how that works, isn't it.

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  6. Happy you dropped by Ron

    Much💚love

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  7. A beautiful poem, Gillena. What a beautiful birthday celebration. Our children are the jewels in our crown!

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Dwight

      Much💚love

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  8. Yum, yum, yum!
    Food & family - what could be better?

    Much love,
    David [ben Alexander]
    http://skepticskaddish.com/

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  9. Happy you dropped by David

    Much💚love

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  10. A wonderful cake enjoyed with family makes the experience much more memorable,I feel.Wonderful!

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  11. 'the stories: some of praise, some of struggle, some of mischief
    all of wondrous miracle.'

    - How these lines made me smile :-)

    Your daughter looks much younger than her half century ❤️

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  12. Thanks for dropping by Ingrid

    Much💚love

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  13. The warmth and joy of the occasion shines through in this Gillena.

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  14. Thanks for your appreciation Marion

    Much💚love

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  15. How lovely... a celebration is so much more than food, but it's an essential element.

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  16. Thanks for your appreciation Björn

    Much💚love

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  17. A lovely birthday celebration for your beautiful daughter! It is hard sometimes to realize that my children are past middle-aged, when I don't really feel much older than that myself!! (My daughter is now over 60 and a grandmother herself!)

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  18. Wow. Wonder to hear this Sallie. Happy you dropped by

    Much💚love

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  19. This is such a gorgeously worded poem, Gillena!

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  20. Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much💚love

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