Punam is hosting Open Link Night in the Pub ~ I chose this lovely painting by an artist she admires Amrita Sher-Gil for inspiration ~~~ with your indulgence I offer an encore poem from April of last year.
SISTERS
HELEN - the eldest
positioned quite grand
curator of memories
keeper of sand
laugh lines map tales
of love, sometimes strife
a canvas of wrinkles
sweet years of her life
YOUTH? - Helen chuckles
with vivid brush-strokes
splashes canvas with passion
and bright cosmic jokes
MARY ANNE - in the middle
and mischief's disguise
brown eyes that sparkle
sense of humour that defies
loves to work puzzles
would dance in the rain
her giggling laughter
the sweetest refrain
YOUTH? - Mimi giggles
a bold street-art wall
sprayed with bright colors
meant to enthrall
SHIRLEY - the youngest
a comic at heart
daddy's little shadow
original work of art
drinks scotch on the rocks
reads all her books twice
artwork bring sonnets
poetic paradise
YOUTH? - Shirley sighs
tossed tempest at sea
loves to play outlier
born to be free
AGE - my sweet sisters
our breathtaking ode
each wrinkle's a stanza
as life's tales unfold
YOUTH - may be fleeting
but age / pure delight
virtual masterpiece
landscape so bright!
How delightful it must be to have such sisters, and how joyful you all look together!
ReplyDeleteDearest Helen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem! You are a true curator of memories.
Hugs,
Mariette
How beautiful to enjoy each other. The poem is amazing. Ultimately poetry offers food for thought and compressed information that everyone receives differently. I enjoyed the poem and the photos. They show a more positive world🧡🌷!
ReplyDeleteYouth is fleeting but age lingers on. That is my reality.
ReplyDeleteA glamorous beautiful trio....love the photo. Your love for your sisters is beautifully expressed....Rall
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to read. Sounds like you still have your sisters. My three were all older and now I am the "curator and keeper of sand".
ReplyDeleteThis is so filled with love... I especially like the lines "curator of memories / keeper of sand"...wow!
ReplyDeleteLovely, Helen. Really nice rundown on the sisters, Helen, Mary Ann, and Shirley, three. I haven't seen my sister in maybe seven years, she lives in Iowa, Cedar Rapids area. I would like to see her one more time. They are not capable of driving down here, might not fly. I don't want to fly up there, but would like to drive and stop in Arkansas to see a first cousin who is two years younger than me, we were pretty close. My daughter/mother wannabe, thinks I shouldn't drive that far. Mrs. Jim has been cautioned by her shrink not to drive on much-traveled-on streets and roads. The planes don't stop anywhere near the cousin's residence.
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Are you doing NaPoWriMo writing this year? I am trying, will have to postpone income tax to do it.
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So much fun... and love between sisters. You all are so pretty and youthful looking.
ReplyDeleteHelen this is really beautiful. You are blessed to have sisters.
ReplyDeleteAlas - I'm an only child.
I sincerely appreciate your kind, and encouraging, comments.
I love that photo of three loving sisters. This is a fun poem to read.
ReplyDeleteWhat a trio! I hope you read this at a family holiday. It should go down in history!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that you are all still together, Helen. I love that photo and wish I had both my sisters still. Yes we are/were three, but the youngest no longer speaks to me. I too am the eldest. I love that you are the ‘curator of memories’ and ‘keeper of sand’.
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued by that "keeper of sand" - in the hourglass of years, perhaps?
ReplyDeleteSo eloquently written, Helen. I love what you did pairing the painting with your own life. That is a wonderful shot of you and your sisters! Well done!!
ReplyDeleteYe Gods! As I was reading was trying to think why you named one of the sisters Helen, and marvelling at the ad-hoc details, so I was taken completely by surprise....that surprise gave a poetry a whole new level....very nicely done, three wonderful dames, truly lovely.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful honoring of your sisterhood. I especially like your last lines.
ReplyDeleteeach wrinkle's a stanza
as life's tales unfold
YOUTH - may be fleeting
but age / pure delight
virtual masterpiece
landscape so bright!
Helen, this was so much fun to read!! and the photo of you and your sisters is precious <3
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely poetic biography, inspired by the artwork which resembles a real photo! so lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo delightful Helen! I think you read this at a live session once? Great photo--stunning trio!
ReplyDeleteI love all those sisters and how different sisters may be while still having so much in common.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sisters, gorgeous verse celebrating life! 😍 Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Helen, for including the mini prompt.