Sumana's prompt for "What's Going On" is "A Homemade Gift." I love homemade gifts and have received a few while teaching people with injuries who needed to learn computer skills for a new job. One handcrafted item I adore is woven baskets. Last night, I watched an old movie, 'Out of Africa' and bits of all these found their way into my poem.
A Homemade Gift
I have woven you a
basket,
formed in the shape of my heart,
To hold yours when it needs a safe place
on cold and dreary winter days.
I have woven you a
basket with
willow picked from the wild,
from a place untamed and free,
a place you always liked to be.
I have woven you a
basket,
filled with wisps of what once was,
full of redundant butterflies
to join you on your vagabond life.
When you wander
through the world,
and memory fades into dusk,
you will still carry a bit of me,
as I have woven you a basket.
That is absolutely beautiful, Marja! I love the idea of a basket in the shape of one's heart!
ReplyDeleteA beautifully woven poem - Truedessa
ReplyDeleteI like the gift of a safe place... needed and so thoughtful!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. "I have woven you a basket"..... in the shape of your heart. Just beautiful. This wont accept my sign in. This is Sherry.
ReplyDeleteLove that basket and nice job with the repetition. Well done!!
ReplyDelete"I have woven you a basket" is like a heartbeat in this poem, so the heart and the thought of always being with the wanderer are enhanced. Lovely poem!
ReplyDeleteVery neatly and pleasingly done, Marja. It has a lovely sound when spoken aloud, and a poignant message as well.
ReplyDeleteYou've woven a beautiful poem, Marja, with words of beauty and love. The repetition works so well. Thank you for joining us.
ReplyDeleteI love woven baskets. I still have one from my days living in P/NG. Clever poem too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post
ReplyDeleteOh, dear Marja, that was a nice surprise 🤩 I'm currently doing my blog round and thought I'd drop by, but to be honest I wasn't expecting a new post from you. After all, you wrote to me that you were expecting family to visit and on FB I saw that you were out and about a lot and having a very good time. Wonderful! 👍🏻
ReplyDeleteBut two poems were waiting for me here!
How lovely that you were inspired by "Out of Africa" for this poem. I love this film; it was one of the few movies that I saw in the cinema with my mother. We both liked it. You created a beautiful "picture" again with the basket in the shape of your heart to offer the other heart a safe place. And it's not a basket that keeps the heart captive, just a piece of "home" that serves as a companion on the vagabond life.
Now I really hope that your batteries never run low. In any case, your FB posts are always bursting with energy and joie de vivre and I really like that. I'm sure that you will also find your place "in the scheme of things". (Unless you have already found it and just haven't noticed it yet... 😉)
Hugs and all the best, Traude
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