Friday 2 December 2011

Unmeasurable

close my bosom,
i hold you 
a new born star,
one summer eventide 

delicate petal hands,
wrinkled pink pearls
clutch my eager heart,
surely like day and night

weaving, i breathe in
your angelic faith, white 
as dewdrops on moon lilies
and i am humbled by your gift

a mother of beginnings, 
i want to be to you,
like warm river beds  
nuzzling green rice stalks

bluest deep, reddish blooms
my arms will cradle 
for you    

boundless joy  

unmeasurable 






Posted for D'verse Poets Pub - Form for all and Poetry Jam:   Prompt is Deep






I nominate Steve King.


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43 comments:

  1. Mary2 December 2011 at 21:34

    Heaven - visiting from Poetry Jam: Beautiful poem of mother love, probably the deepest of all loves!

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  2. Ray2 December 2011 at 22:35

    Truly lovely poem. Bravo, thanks for sharing these lovely words

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  3. Pat Hatt2 December 2011 at 22:58

    A love truly captured, can prob safely say their isn't much like it. Of course I just go on what you say..haha

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  4. Brian Miller2 December 2011 at 23:12

    smiles. this made me feel all warm...the love of a mother is such a precious thing...great write heaven

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  5. Sheila3 December 2011 at 00:19

    as I read this I felt as though I was floating through a dream. precious write.

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  6. Anonymous3 December 2011 at 01:15

    Beautiful... I think I'll go kiss my sleeping children now.

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  7. Claudia3 December 2011 at 04:03

    think the love of a mother is just something we never can fully understand or measure... well captured in your words heaven

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  8. ayala3 December 2011 at 07:55

    I just love, love, love this! A gorgeous write about the greatest love of all!

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  9. kaykuala3 December 2011 at 08:06

    Mother's love pure and sincere. The greatest gift anywhere. Great verse!

    Hank

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  10. Anonymous3 December 2011 at 09:15

    awww! this is precious, both the photo and the words.

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  11. Miss Kitten3 December 2011 at 09:20

    Goodness, that was beautiful. Truly sensuous. Nicely done!

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  12. A.S.3 December 2011 at 09:54

    Belo! Muito belo!...


    Beijos,
    AL

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  13. dsnake13 December 2011 at 10:06

    wow! a tender and lovely poem on motherhood.
    and i really like these lines : "like warm river beds
    nuzzling green rice stalks"    .
    a very strong image. :)

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  14. Anonymous3 December 2011 at 10:10

    Delicate petal hands--wonderful phrase in a well-written poem :)

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  15. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall3 December 2011 at 11:31

    This is sweet and beautiful.

    the image adds credit to your words,
    perfectly heart warming.

    :)

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  16. Helen3 December 2011 at 11:32

    This is pure beauty ... love that has no boundary, that of a mother.

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  17. Judith C Evans3 December 2011 at 11:48

    This poem enveloped me in motherly love. Simply beautiful!

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  18. Anonymous3 December 2011 at 11:59

    pure love is a mother's love.....the poem is simply beautiful....thanks for sharing.

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  19. Victoria3 December 2011 at 12:43

    This is an absolutely exquisite tribute to the beauty of motherhood and the innocence of a child.

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  20. Marbles in My Pocket3 December 2011 at 14:12

    Absolutely beautiful! Very nice write!
    http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/the-beast-2/

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  21. Peggy3 December 2011 at 15:10

    What a beautiful poem, and as others have said, lovely tribute to motherhood and this child. Write on!

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  22. Jannie Funster3 December 2011 at 16:12

    Oh, all so perfect in word and photo, Heaven!

    I miss my newborn. She sits beside me now at age 10 tapping on another library computer.

    xoxo

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  23. Anonymous3 December 2011 at 21:52

    "mother of new beginnings" I like this :)

    happy rally!
    http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/faces-and-shadows/

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  24. Anonymous4 December 2011 at 00:59

    this just made me smile from ear to ear.

    beautifully & warmly done heaven.

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  25. madhumakhi4 December 2011 at 09:35

    what a lovely poem. holding a baby is such a sweet sensuous but pure experience

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  26. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry4 December 2011 at 10:18

    elegant imagery.

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  27. Kerry O'Connor4 December 2011 at 10:45

    Simply put, this is exquisite! If I had to pick a favourite stanza, I would name the third, but the whole is just a very special reading experience.

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  28. Judy Roney4 December 2011 at 10:53

    This touches me deeply. It is one of the best poems on motherhood that I can remember. What a blessing it is to read this sweet poem of life.

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  29. Sherry Blue Sky4 December 2011 at 11:59

    So, so glorious! Just lovely to read.......the "newborn star", the "petal hands". There is nothing more wonderful than a newborn baby!!!! Beautiful writing.

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  30. Abin Chakraborty4 December 2011 at 13:23

    exquisite is the word.superbly written.

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  31. Some kind of courage.4 December 2011 at 13:57

    For a moment, I felt like I was floating somewhere on the clouds.
    This is beautiful. The love is much alive.xo

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  32. PhotoDiction4 December 2011 at 14:22

    Very nice. Contentment rules.

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  33. Enchanted Oak5 December 2011 at 00:22

    "a mother of beginnings"
    sweet, sweet line

    The Deep Freeze

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  34. Jinksy5 December 2011 at 06:50

    You certainly found a new angle for 'deep' - well done. ♥

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  35. Anonymous5 December 2011 at 14:30

    Truly beautiful :)

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  36. rch5 December 2011 at 18:37

    Heaven what can I say that hasn't been said? A truly breathtaking look at a mother's love, thanks for sharing.

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  37. Anonymous6 December 2011 at 03:37

    absolutely beautiful, Heaven! ♥

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  38. The Orange Tree6 December 2011 at 14:31

    perfectly breath taking.

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  39. Raivenne6 December 2011 at 14:56

    Such love in each word, beautiful!

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  40. Ella6 December 2011 at 20:46

    Beautiful, nothing like a mother's love and nuzzling!

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  41. Neinei7 December 2011 at 08:19

    i like this imagery: as dewdrops on moon lilies... how sweet:)

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  42. Rashmi8 December 2011 at 04:48

    Beautiful...

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  43. Maggie Patti Barbara Frankford-Walton13 December 2011 at 13:53

    well deserved award, smiles.

    get ready to join poets rally week 58 tomorrow.

    smiles.
    Happy Holidays.

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