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[denim&lace]

I'll start!  My daughter just designed a t-shirt, that I (being without prejudice, of course) thought was pretty profound. 

[denim&lace]

Do any of you have pictures of what your children have been up to? 

Lets share what our creative kids are doing.  Building?  Sewing?  Cooking?  Designing?  Inventing? 

I'd like to see oodles of shared accomplishments here!    

 

[sohnnenstrahl]

Ye in the darkness,
Look at the beautiful stars in the big, black sky.
See as you're walking.
Some ye love; some ye have forgotten.
Ye, have ye loved God?
For I have known God.
Ye, have ye seen God in your heart?
Ye, love God all your life.
Ye, your God has been good to you.

The preceding came out of our daughter's mouth when she was not quite five. We were all in the back yard at night, and she was walking all over on tip-toes, with her face toward the sky. Before we knew it she was saying these words, and I immediately began to write them down. So glad I did. Now we have a melody to go with it, and it's a family treasure.

D&L, that is an awesome t-shirt or 40" x 40" wall hanging. We'd like to buy them when you get them made. What a great idea to have it superimposed on the artwork.

[Beth]

I love the horse and poem. D&L really talented! Encourage her to do more! I always encouraged my children's artistic abilities and they only get better.
sohnnenstrahl....that is amazing from a 5 year old! does she still "write" poems?

I love to tell what my children have done... I'll be back. I have to wait til my youngest gets back from her mission trip to Indonesia... very cool photos. My other two have done some cool stuff too!

[denim&lace]

That is super-cool, sohlnnenstrahl.  I'm glad you wrote it down too!  I'm curious as Beth... does she still create poetry? 

Thanks Beth.  I have struggled to be a good Momma to this child, because she is so... 'out there'! Lol!  To me, it has always seemed as though the mundane things in life that must be done, are just too unimportant for her to bother with. (you know...stuff like brushing her hair and making the bed...)    With lots of training, she's learning to accept the mundane and do it with a smile, and through her eyes I'm learning to appreciate the beauty of all that surrounds me.  It use to be a challenge for me to encourage her artsy side, but now I LOVE it.   

 

[sohnnenstrahl]

She has composed more, but lately hasn't written them down, as I just found out when I asked why I haven't heard any lately. Another artistic thing she does is to embroider one word in large print on a coordinating fabric: She embroidered a sparkly S-K-Y on a background of star fabric. We have it framed on the piano. It gets me every time I see it.

[BettaGurl3]

Wow, that is really good. So cool!

[sohnnenstrahl]

Today's poetry from our eldest:

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For Youth Was in Her Still

A girl sprang from her doorstep,
   For youth was in her still;
She ran through meadows, played in flowers,
   For youth was in her still.
Years did pass; they took their toll;
   And out the door came not a girl, a woman.
Youth was still deep within her;
   But closed forever, or so was thought,

When one day a youth did come,
   With a blossom from her garden in the meadow.
And the winter was awayed.
   A woman came from her doorstep,
For youth was awakened in her once again.
   And people said years later,
She would go from her doorstep,
   For youth was in her still.

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So. She's eleven, and since she's mine, I should not be surprised at this. It's not that I was necessarily surprised, but rather caught off guard. And I think I would have been so, even if I had run across this without knowing the name of the author, because good poetry gets you somewhere inside, and this got me. After I read it she wanted to know, "Mom, is it real poetry? I mean, is it proper for a poem?" I just nodded with my jaw opened and throat closed, staring at her. My contribution? Purely mechanics clean-up, and very, very little at that, and the recommendation of the omission of one word, "the", in one of the lines, for the sake of rhythm there. All the rest of the language, the ideas, the flow, the cadence, the message, the imagery, hers. My favorite line: "And the winter was awayed."

[Beth]

Today's poetry from our eldest:

*******************************************************

For Youth Was in Her Still

A girl sprang from her doorstep,
   For youth was in her still;
She ran through meadows, played in flowers,
   For youth was in her still.
Years did pass; they took their toll;
   And out the door came not a girl, a woman.
Youth was still deep within her;
   But closed forever, or so was thought,

When one day a youth did come,
   With a blossom from her garden in the meadow.
And the winter was awayed.
   A woman came from her doorstep,
For youth was awakened in her once again.
   And people said years later,
She would go from her doorstep,
   For youth was in her still.

**************************************************************************
So. She's eleven, and since she's mine, I should not be surprised at this. It's not that I was necessarily surprised, but rather caught off guard. And I think I would have been so, even if I had run across this without knowing the name of the author, because good poetry gets you somewhere inside, and this got me. After I read it she wanted to know, "Mom, is it real poetry? I mean, is it proper for a poem?" I just nodded with my jaw opened and throat closed, staring at her. My contribution? Purely mechanics clean-up, and very, very little at that, and the recommendation of the omission of one word, "the", in one of the lines, for the sake of rhythm there. All the rest of the language, the ideas, the flow, the cadence, the message, the imagery, hers. My favorite line: "And the winter was awayed."

uh...that is really good. I agree the best line is ... and the winter was awayed
But I also really like ...but the youth was in her still... so original....where does this thinking come from? Do you or your husband write poetry. So often I've seen this as hereditary. But sometimes it just comes out of the blue. I would definitely encourage that. Is this the same child that wrote the first poem?...just curious.

[sohnnenstrahl]

Yes, it is the same child. I have written poetry, but I think I can count on one hand the number of compositions I can claim. We do read a substantial amount (how's that for a vague quantification?) of verse. Both my sisters have always been prolific poets. Thank you all for your thoughts! I have shared them with her. She has been greatly encouraged! And she adds, "They just pop out when I see something," on her way out to play with the chickens and the goats...

[denim&lace]

very beautiful sohn!  I'm so glad you shared that. 

[sohnnenstrahl]

Heh, D&L, thanks; I was thinking that your horse writing t-shirt gal would be good for my skygazing t-shirt gal to know. She loves horses, too.

[sohnnenstrahl]

D&L, thanks for starting this. And what your daughter wrote reads to us like a Psalm. Was that intentional?

[denim&lace]

She said it was just words that poured out of her head onto the paper...   

It does sound like they could share some fun times together, doesn't it?   My horse lover also gazes at the heavens too.    They would be quite the pair.   We might have to put a little cement in their shoes to keep them earth bound. lol!

I'm so practical.  I was the kid that spent rainy days reading the encyclopedias for fun.  I've penned some  pretty corny greeting card type verse, but it didn't resemble psalms, nor was it breathtaking, by any means. 

Practical, technical, precise...  that me.  I'm not generally striking or inspiring.  That's one reason I love my girl so.  She thinks in colors my mind doesn't even recognize.    

[sohnnenstrahl]

D&L, cement. Yes, hee hee. It's such an honor to be raising these kids.

Everybody who has posted here so far has fed our daughter, and we acknowledge with gratitude your encouragement, without which the following fresh-off-the-pencil poem probably would not have made it out of her mouth and pencil. Because of you, she is convinced that she just might be onto something here, and it's not all in Mom and Dad's imaginations. Without further ado, please welcome her next submission for the 7xSunday Publishing House...
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Thoughts (Poemish) of Spring

A flower bloomed, a bird chirped.
   A monk walked upon the road.
I plucked a flower from my yard.
   Everyone was glad of Spring.

For Spring's a bright time, when snow is melted
   And fawns run all about the grass.
The birds are singing in and of Spring.
   The boys are whooping; Mother is calling.

She is also glad of Spring.
   Our dog is running in circles small.
He, too, is glad of Spring.
   All the creatures of the world

Must be glad of Spring.
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[Beth]

She said it was just words that poured out of her head onto the paper...   

  That's one reason I love my girl so.  She thinks in colors my mind doesn't even recognize.    

we need those kind of people though... they bring us beauty and music and so much more.... God was an artist... He looked at all that he had made and said that it was good... David was also...The Psalms...are poetry...he played wonderful music...such that it could calm a man provoked by an evil spirit...it caused the evil spirit to leave.

Thoughts (Poemish) of Spring

A flower bloomed, a bird chirped.
   A monk walked upon the road.
I plucked a flower from my yard.
   Everyone was glad of Spring.

For Spring's a bright time, when snow is melted
   And fawns run all about the grass.
The birds are singing in and of Spring.
   The boys are whooping; Mother is calling.

She is also glad of Spring.
   Our dog is running in circles small.
He, too, is glad of Spring.
   All the creatures of the world

Must be glad of Spring.

I feel the same way about spring!!

 Beauty, Music, poetry, beautifully written words....can you imagine life with out them??

It's such an honor to be raising these kids.

Yes it surely is!

[denim&lace]

Oh yes Beth.  God knew I needed a psalm singer in my life when he granted me this child to raise.  She blew my mind.  Made me rethink the world and all that is in it.  I truly didn't know people thought like that on a regular basis... I thought poetry was something people decided to do and then they sat down and did it... then they got up and went on with whatever else they had to do. (that's how we did poetry in school.    )  I never realized that some people think in bright, vivid, beautiful colors and pictures...  I still don't understand it... but I love it! 

An honor.  Yes.  It is an honor to raise these people!

 

[herbalmom]

I'll start!  My daughter just designed a t-shirt, that I (being without prejudice, of course) thought was pretty profound. 

DD & I both like it. 

I did notice a typo though- I am the master's horse. Thought I would mention that in case what you posted was your ready to use copy. 

[ForeverGirl]

Beautiful poetry! Thank you for sharing your daughters gifts with us, D&L and Sohnenstrahl... 

[denim&lace]

I'll start!  My daughter just designed a t-shirt, that I (being without prejudice, of course) thought was pretty profound. 

DD & I both like it. 

I did notice a typo though- I am the master's horse. Thought I would mention that in case what you posted was your ready to use copy. 

Thank you.  We did see that after I posted it.    She only made one shirt with the typo, and she's using that as a night shirt. 

[denim&lace]

Look To The Sky

The wind is biting fierce and cold
I stop and listen to it sing
I look to the sky and behold
A band of Angels on many a wing!

Flying high in the sky
So graceful, so proud
So beautifully they fly
Blowing their trumpets clear and loud.

They seem to be calling
Someone in the crowd
Suddenly I am falling
Then engulfed by a cloud.

I come face to face to the wondrous He.
I now listen to the songs of those who flee,
Satan's evil majesty.

Hobo-14 yo

[denim&lace]

One more:

Nature

I love to watch animals of all shapes and sizes,
And all things in nature like pretty sunrises,
They fill me with warmth from my head to my toes.
I'll sit in the cold till my face fairly glows,
And snowflakes gather on my hair and nose.
When I stand up I feel fresh as day,
I'll gather my stuff, then go my way.

[Beth]

love the poetry D&L! Tell "Hobo" to keep writing....and save those in a folder or something. I've written poetry that I know I've lost.
So teach her (?) to keep them together and she can watch how she improves over time! Just a thought...

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