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Periwinkle
( a Nursery tale )
She saw rain puddles each as a pearl
In re-flected sky drifting over,
And the specialness that filled the girl,
Who could trust in the dump where she play’d,
That to walk in the sky’s dappled air
Brought to life buddings from seedlings raised
When she wore the bright blue in her hair.
And her mother would smile & then teased
How her “Jilly” did just as she pleased.
She saw rain puddles each as a pearl
In re-flected sky drifting over,
And the specialness that filled the girl,
Who could trust in the dump where she play’d,
That to walk in the sky’s dappled air
Brought to life buddings from seedlings raised
When she wore the bright blue in her hair.
And her mother would smile & then teased
How her “Jilly” did just as she pleased.
Published 19th May 2018
| Edited 29th Aug 2020
Author's Note
How children can be so resilient (their imaginations change the world).
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19th May 2018 12:58pm
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19th May 2018 1:33pm
Well now, there's something! I have taken to listening to downloaded audio books on my commutes. I am currently listening some books by a British novelist named Terry Pratchett. The one I just listened to was called Hat Full of Sky...
Nothing like this poem - except in feel. It's about an 11 year-old girl... who's different...
I love this piece! And how it feels!
geoff
Nothing like this poem - except in feel. It's about an 11 year-old girl... who's different...
I love this piece! And how it feels!
geoff
Good morning, Tomcat!
I was rereading my poem as you were writing & posting your comment. I had awakened about 30 minutes ago, now we were both right here at the same time! I’m so glad how much you like/love this particular piece (as dare I’d hoped ....)
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🙏🐅
And thank you so much for the RL honors!
I was rereading my poem as you were writing & posting your comment. I had awakened about 30 minutes ago, now we were both right here at the same time! I’m so glad how much you like/love this particular piece (as dare I’d hoped ....)
🐯
🙏🐅
And thank you so much for the RL honors!
6th Jun 2018 7:24pm
And Tomcat, just a little quickly post-it 📝 :
“Periwinkle” just placed 2nd in the Positivity competition.🙆🏻♀️
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“Periwinkle” just placed 2nd in the Positivity competition.🙆🏻♀️
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19th May 2018 6:59pm
A fine fantasy to start the day with. "Jilly" does as she pleases and you write about her adventures with verve. She may play in a dump but she's a princess. Great fun!
19th May 2018 7:14pm
Ahh, thank you most gratefully, my dear crowfly friend, with warmest wishes for the rest of your day.🌻
Anonymous
19th May 2018 7:49pm
Adorable, love the character, the imagery is vivid....it has a beguiling feel to it for me...which I love! lol... but that is just me!
Oh my dear, it's not "just" you; it's definitely me, and everyone else who has left comments. It's a kind of universal "like" or "love". And I'm equally as glad that my piece has drawn you here to take in its meaning & moral & sentiment. I've seen your beautiful avatar around lately and smiled wide when my Updates indicated you left me a comment!
Welcome, lovely Olivia, to the Deep! Hope to see you often, take care...
~Jade(y) :)
Welcome, lovely Olivia, to the Deep! Hope to see you often, take care...
~Jade(y) :)
20th May 2018 3:52pm
this was amazing right from the first line to the last... it reminds me a bit of ra (my kiddo) ... endless positivity & imagination & no self-consciousness... just moving in which ever direction the wind tugs her curls.
yea this is a slice of magic
xx
yea this is a slice of magic
xx
20th May 2018 4:10pm
Aahh thank you so so much koshka, darling. You show a mother’s perfect understanding. I love Periwinkle for all the right reasons - the same ones that you felt, from start to finish. xx
