Monday, May 6, 2013

"Teamwork"



Teamwork

Seventh place, dead last,
sixth, fourth, two thirds,
smile upon her face, unforced;

perseverance, a beautiful canter,
a winning smile,
and their first blue ribbon.

Matches the one
she carries in her heart.

Margaret Bednar, May 6, 2013

 Linked with Imaginary Garden with Real Toad's "Open Link Monday".




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23 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlMay 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    wonderful!

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  2. Abin ChakrabortyMay 6, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    agreed.success sure tastes sweet..especially when you have worked hard for it.

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  3. Janine BolléeMay 6, 2013 at 12:10 PM

    How lovely.
    So good to see them compete without going ott.

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  4. HelenMay 6, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    Lovely way to begin my day ... happy belated anniversary!!

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  5. SusanMay 6, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    Wonderful that she had the blue ribbon before even entering the competition!

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  6. SreejaMay 6, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    oh yes...lovely feeling....

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  7. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    true character / the mark of a champion

    You were on my mind as I was driving through horse country

    I hope all is well with you and your family

    Love and blessings to you!!!!

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  8. AnonymousMay 6, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    Love the blue ribbon in her heart much more than the one that will hang in her room. It's that confidence, that smile from within, that makes a winner... not the actual win/lose. A truly competent woman on the rise. Love the photo, the iconic black and white. That and sepia are my favorites. Amy

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  9. JinksyMay 6, 2013 at 2:34 PM

    How apt - I watched the Badminton Horse trial this afternoon...

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  10. Laurie KolpMay 6, 2013 at 2:47 PM

    Aww... what a great sport!

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  11. Kerry O'ConnorMay 6, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    What great character! I love the photo - both horse and rider undaunted.

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  12. MarianMay 6, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    aww! i love this!

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  13. izzyMay 6, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    I only won one, (that I recall; it was so precious to me! I do not even know which class!) tell her to just look for the good- and it sounds like she has been!

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  14. TitusMay 6, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    Enjoyed that - and really liked the first stanza list, and that 'dead last'. Wonderful opening line, in fact.

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  15. Sherry Blue SkyMay 6, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    Oh this is so lovely, Margaret, as is your pride in her. "the one she carries in her heart". Beautiful.

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  16. FireblossomMay 6, 2013 at 8:37 PM

    Terrific!

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  17. kaykualaMay 6, 2013 at 10:45 PM

    The sweet smell of success is invigorating. Nicely Marge!

    Hank

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  18. Lisa GordonMay 7, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    How beautiful this is, Margaret, and how very proud you must be of her.

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  19. Kay L. DaviesMay 7, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    Delightful! And the black and white photo is perfect.
    K

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  20. JimMay 7, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    That's a pretty horse, Margaret. I rode a horse to high school. I would have worn a ribbon in my heart had my Min won a ribbon (Minnie was my horse). You are so very creative to think of it this way.
    ..

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  21. AnonymousMay 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM

    its not reaching perfection that makes us perfect but, the path that we take and persist in which makes us perfect ~ Applause to you both!

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  22. OutlawyerMay 8, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    Lovely photo and poem. Very nice cadence. I also really like your anniversary poem. Many congratulations! k.

    This is Manicddaily - Karin Gustafson - http://Manicddaily.wordpress.com - I am on iPad which wants me to use an old blogger account. k.

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  23. Ginnie HartMay 13, 2013 at 1:32 AM

    I hope you frame this and hang it on her wall!

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