Porcelain Dancers
Porcelain dancers –
Gift from Mom:
“You’re
forever
these!”
She gifted me
On my fortieth.
The Septolet is a poem consisting of seven lines containing fourteen words with a break anywhere in between the two parts. Both parts deal with the same thought and create a picture.
My porcelain girls are a 1979 gift from my mom for my 40th birthday. Created by German artist, Lorenz Hutschenreut, they are called “Ring Around the Rosie” – This 3 Girls May Day dance figurine is priceless to me!
Mom knitted my sweater,
fixed my hair,
arranged for the photographer,
captured our love
forever in this photo.
But, the real capture of love for me
was more than just in my childhood…
She continued to gift me
with her strength,
her optimism, and
her encouragement
for the rest of her life.
When I take out my dancing girls
and decorate the vase with flowers,
I am taken back to my fortieth,
back to my childhood,
back to time with Mom.
What a treasure!
Here Mom is with my sis, Sally, and me – – –
and my daughter, DeDe.
I like to think that
we three are the “Dancing Girls.”
Ah, such sweet memories!
Do you have a special item of some sort
that brings you back to your childhood?
Something that’s priceless to you
because of the memories packed into it?
Tell me about it.
Maybe try your hand at a septolet!
Hugs,
JanBeek