Influenced mainly by AB2 and BB2
Connected Points
Three women, three generations,
three fates
gaze forward and stare back,
like the wind in holding patterns of cerulean,
then in great, grey bird-winged gusts–
both true–
here and gone,
gone, but here
held within,
you carry us
we carry you—
grandmother, mother, child–
three points on a circling comet, sparkling dust
and infinite tail.
For Paul Brookes’ Ekphrastic Challenge featuring the work of artists Aaron Bowker, Beth Brooke, Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, and Sara Fatima Mir. You can see today’s art and poems here.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
Beautiful. Three lovely generations, intertwined in more than one fashion. 🙂
Thank you, Dale! I loved the image.
I love the points of connection among the three generations, the circling comet metaphor in particular.
Thank you so much, Liz. I was pleased with that comet, too. 🙂
You’re welcome, Merril.
Great image! You were speaking of three linear generations, I believe. But I thought immediately of the Three Greek Fates, sisters Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who would spin a different story.
Yet, what I thought may be linear seems to turn into a spiral: “three points on a circling comet, sparkling dust
and infinite tail.” Well, Susan, you got me thinking again! 😀
Thank you, Marian! I was actually thinking Three Fates, too, but reading it now, I see that it could be taken as the fates of the three women.
I’m not sure who Susan is.
Excusez-moi! Merril, of course. 😀
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That infinite tail (tale)–lovely. (K)
Thank you very much, Kerfe!
When grandmother Becky is here we have 4 generations – I want to photograph them
Good idea! 🙂
Beautiful poem! This is such a special one…
Thank you so much, Linda!