Art work © Anja Partin.
There’s so much going on in
Your agile mind
I watch in fascination,
Your thought process astounds me.
In awe I read your words
Of where and of why,
Of laughter, of pain.
Mother, teacher, friend,
Achieved every day
With a minimum of effort?
Hardly
For I know you work hard
With astonishing resilience.
I know because your children love the ground you stand on,
Your students adore you
Your stories
Your play
How lucky are those to have that contact
Who reach out
And receive that smile, that love.
Morpethroad 
What a wonderful tribute, beautifully expressed – I hope your subject gets to read such a lovely poem in her honour! 🙂 🙂
She has had a sneak preview. Thanks Helen.
OOer – 😉 and Anja love the artwork. For a minute I thought Oh whose got tickets on themselves then, till I read ‘mother, teacher, friend’ 😉 nicely done.
Thank you Jenny. I had a good subject.
Hmmm do tell? 😉
This is lovely Anja is a sweetheart =)
She is.
🙂 Thank you and you know I think the world of you!!!
Although I did read this yesterday, it means just as much today. Thank you so much for your friendship as well as these lovely words. It is not often (at least not for me) that a wonderful friend writes a poem as a gift. 🙂 Thank you so much.
As you would say, you are welcome…
I had no idea saying that was such an American thing lol
We would be a bit more crass and say, ‘no worries mate’!
You have the power to move people with your words. Beautiful tribute. 🙂
thank you Cubby, that is again a lovely comment, and are very kind.
What a wonderful tribute, and a beautiful piece of art from Anja – a brilliant collaboration! 🙂
Thank you Freya, somethings are just a pleasure to write.
Others have already said it but I shall echo – what a beautiful, kind and loving tribute. It is clearly about someone who is special indeed.
Thanks Pooky, as I said on Monday, today’s would be different and yes it is about someone very special indeed.
It’s a testament to your poetic skill that you’re able to write two so different but beautiful poems just hours apart.
I’m intrigued as to why you number your poems rather than name them?
I’m cheap!! I see each one as having an equal value. 30 did have a name but its contained within the poem….anyway that’s my story. So far I have up to Poem 34 in waiting, and they are all different, sort of.
It’s an interesting approach. I wondered if perhaps they were a specific series. But it’s just that you’re cheap. I can live with that 😉
Some are from a series, the ‘erotic’ type ones are from aseries I wrote some time ago and I have edited them to protect the innocent, so to speak. Most are spontaneous though todays and the next one similar are given some thought.
A wonderful post! And – the artwork is beautiful. I love reds.
Red is her favourite colour RoSy. And thanks for the lovely comment.