tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post7524078037290831646..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Artistic Interpretations with Margaret - Yemaya OshunSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-46038422650117770472013-03-11T09:38:23.235-05:002013-03-11T09:38:23.235-05:00Margaret,
Your daughter's art is absolutely am...Margaret,<br />Your daughter's art is absolutely amamzing! Everything you post is just spectacular. I loved working on this because the image was compelling in itself but I also learned some mythology. Thanks so much and sorry I was so late in posting!<br /><br />to Girlwiththepen: Your poem brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful in its longing.Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43426630977623655732013-03-10T21:56:36.720-05:002013-03-10T21:56:36.720-05:00Hello, I might try again on Monday!
My house has b...Hello, I might try again on Monday!<br />My house has been noisy today~<br />I blurred the lines between this prompt and Grace's <br /><br />Your daughter is so talented :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34331024382373719932013-03-09T15:58:47.631-06:002013-03-09T15:58:47.631-06:00Peggy. Glad you posted late. I mean there is alwa...Peggy. Glad you posted late. I mean there is always Open link Monday as well. :). Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-3164484589507062012013-03-09T14:38:33.090-06:002013-03-09T14:38:33.090-06:00I am a bit late with my link and with the poem as ...I am a bit late with my link and with the poem as well for that matter. Decided to post it anyway. I ended up writing about it kind of spontaneously without really thinking about writing to the prompt. Then after I had written it, it seemed to me to speak to the photo and the painting and the idea of the water goddess.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-47213896222563603202013-03-09T10:24:16.871-06:002013-03-09T10:24:16.871-06:00Wow. That's a really good poem up there, girlw...Wow. That's a really good poem up there, girlwiththepen. Especially the ending.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212391351233448784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52079027388022383382013-03-08T20:14:54.095-06:002013-03-08T20:14:54.095-06:00"ONLY Once "
This song wings its way to..."ONLY Once "<br /><br />This song wings its way to you, <br />The most beautiful history of a love~ <br />It is a love letter the wild wind paints<br />Over my voice, and will not find <br />Its waiting empty mailbox~<br /><br />There’s nothing more exquisite <br />Than what I never had,<br />And nothing more beloved <br />Than what I lost~<br />Forgive me, please,<br />If today I seek and sift <br />Through the wetland sand <br />For that spotless full moon<br />That with murmurs scratched the sea with moss~<br /><br />If I once was an errant homeless bird,<br />I have forgotten those colliding seas<br />In the nesting of your arms ajar;<br />If I once was beautiful and another blessed,<br />It was when you entwined me<br />‘round your warm neck and breast....<br /><br />If I once was wise in love,<br />I learned it from your songbird lips,<br />If I once loved, if one day I truly loved, <br />After having made love,<br />It was only because of your kiss~<br /><br />Your memories by the day become sweeter,<br />For the past only took half of you...<br />Your shadow still rests in my bed<br />Between my flattened pillow <br />and my depressed solitude.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-27725698352374106362013-03-08T19:19:31.324-06:002013-03-08T19:19:31.324-06:00Chelsea's work is amazing.Chelsea's work is amazing.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212391351233448784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73991062265037243942013-03-08T16:21:03.605-06:002013-03-08T16:21:03.605-06:00What a creative daughter you have, Margaret!What a creative daughter you have, Margaret!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-90823164304043772722013-03-08T16:14:36.476-06:002013-03-08T16:14:36.476-06:00Thank you so much Margaret for sharing your daught...Thank you so much Margaret for sharing your daughter's beautiful art as inspiration. She is so talented.Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-42554191974541807362013-03-08T14:51:39.610-06:002013-03-08T14:51:39.610-06:00Shay, I hoped this prompt would inspire. I wish I ...Shay, I hoped this prompt would inspire. I wish I could have given a choice of all the students work but not everyone had photographs. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-22669939044181280792013-03-08T14:50:17.375-06:002013-03-08T14:50:17.375-06:00Is it storming where you are Ella?Is it storming where you are Ella?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-23867748210898312132013-03-08T14:10:53.188-06:002013-03-08T14:10:53.188-06:00Thank you for this wonderful prompt!Thank you for this wonderful prompt!Audrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53382727727797355852013-03-08T14:03:06.109-06:002013-03-08T14:03:06.109-06:00Intriguing...working on it now!
Just hope my house...Intriguing...working on it now!<br />Just hope my house doesn't blow away...crazy here!<br /><br />Love this unique challenge :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52224569459130147582013-03-08T13:59:02.577-06:002013-03-08T13:59:02.577-06:00You didn't think for a minute that I would mis...You didn't think for a minute that I would miss your challenge, did you, Margaret? ;-)Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73346754502953895492013-03-08T12:53:38.606-06:002013-03-08T12:53:38.606-06:00My poem just flowed today, pardon the pun, because...My poem just flowed today, pardon the pun, because I can relate to a goddess of all waters. My father, who wrote about the rivers of our native British Columbia, often referred to "the river gods" and I knew just what he meant.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-34617748478090731492013-03-08T10:03:02.791-06:002013-03-08T10:03:02.791-06:00Had a bit of a snafu... my 3rd link can be deleted...Had a bit of a snafu... my 3rd link can be deleted as the 2nd seems to be working fine now. I have to run out the door and don't have time to fix it ;PMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-76170548752227639402013-03-08T09:52:07.146-06:002013-03-08T09:52:07.146-06:00This is really quite a big topic for one day. So ...This is really quite a big topic for one day. So many versions of this name. Please, I'd love it if you take your time and return at a later date. Truly, better late than never. We also have Open Link Monday. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-80743971018118511662013-03-08T09:29:09.172-06:002013-03-08T09:29:09.172-06:00I'm out of town for the week, but hope to have...I'm out of town for the week, but hope to have the opportunity to respond here. I just perused her website and must say, Chelsea is quite a talent!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460881702249079009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-88904030601045988772013-03-08T09:24:30.342-06:002013-03-08T09:24:30.342-06:00This is just a gorgeous work of art, Margaret, and...This is just a gorgeous work of art, Margaret, and a very intriguing theme. My day today is shot for writing, but will see if anything percolates through later.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-28666133059836962762013-03-08T09:06:45.845-06:002013-03-08T09:06:45.845-06:00A lovely post Margaret ~ Your daughter is very ta...A lovely post Margaret ~ Your daughter is very talented ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-24916482920199866062013-03-08T08:53:02.329-06:002013-03-08T08:53:02.329-06:00Such a beautiful image, Margaret. There is so much...Such a beautiful image, Margaret. There is so much to inspire in the colours and the legend.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-35114842233479345562013-03-08T00:05:57.730-06:002013-03-08T00:05:57.730-06:00This post moved me to stay awake, but I thank you ...This post moved me to stay awake, but I thank you for the inspiration, Margaret and Chelsea. It feels appropriate to research and think about Yemaya Oshun on the dawning of international women's day. Have a happy one. Invoke the ancestors!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com