mother,
dear mirror
who shows me
who i am…loved,
worthy to be loved,
learning how to trust
others in wide world;
first centered on you,
it’s expanded through
your wise instruction,
inspiration, induction.
now i in turn nurture
love as reflection
** of you **
A quadrille linked to dVerse poetics with Merril today.
a poem in my pocket 
May 17, 2023 @ 21:53:54
Particularly apt so close to Mothers’ Day.
May 18, 2023 @ 15:05:56
thanks 🙂
May 16, 2023 @ 22:11:51
Such a lovely tribute, Lynn! I also love the mirror shape. I always struggle with shape poetry.
May 17, 2023 @ 10:34:08
Thanks, I spent the most time on the shape 😉
May 21, 2023 @ 11:52:03
You are welcome. Well worth the time! 😀
May 16, 2023 @ 15:13:43
Fabulous 🙌
May 16, 2023 @ 21:41:24
thank you 🙂
May 16, 2023 @ 14:49:22
The egg’s shape is perfect for this poem
May 16, 2023 @ 14:00:00
I love your mirror shaped poem Lynn, and the lines, full of that loving parental influence. The living mirror.
May 16, 2023 @ 21:42:19
Yes, the living mirror…thanks, Paul.
May 17, 2023 @ 09:29:17
Very welcome Lynn
May 16, 2023 @ 12:05:28
Gorgeous, gorgeous shape poem, Lynn! 💖💖
May 16, 2023 @ 13:13:57
Thanks, Sanaa! It may represent an egg, womb, or oval mirror 🙂
May 16, 2023 @ 11:32:50
Lynn, this reflection is lovely … quadrille and You!
May 16, 2023 @ 13:18:56
Sweet of you to say so, Helen…thank you.
May 16, 2023 @ 06:02:50
Beautiful write lynn! Mother is the guiding light, no doubt about it!
Hank
May 16, 2023 @ 03:03:28
I forgot that the US has a different Mother’s Day to the UK! A lovely mirror quadrille written for your mother, Lynn! I like the shape!
May 16, 2023 @ 13:14:58
Thank you, Kim! I miss my mother but remember her fondly.
May 15, 2023 @ 20:55:44
Beautiful 🙂
May 15, 2023 @ 19:21:45
Such a lovely, poem. Mother, mirror. I love this idea.
May 16, 2023 @ 13:16:20
Since it was mother’s day, it seemed appropo…glad you like it, K!
May 16, 2023 @ 21:02:24
I did very much so.
May 15, 2023 @ 17:32:17
What a lovely tribute to your mother. 💙
May 15, 2023 @ 17:56:16
Thank you, Merril. I hope I mirror her!
May 15, 2023 @ 16:55:47
A wonderful Mother’s Day tribute.
May 15, 2023 @ 17:55:28
I had two wonderful mothers…both gone on to heaven now.
May 15, 2023 @ 18:37:19
Great memories and you are a reflection of them both!
May 15, 2023 @ 16:54:34
Beautiful
May 15, 2023 @ 17:54:48
Glad you like it 🙂
May 15, 2023 @ 18:57:33
Yes I did