Haiku, "Unravel", 142/365

Needles click, clack, pearl one

knit two.  Kitty stalks, pounces.

Yarn unravels fast.

by Margaret Bednar

for February's "Haiku Challenge"

today's word is "ravel"

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The above photos were taken at Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan a couple of summers before.  I'm pressed for time so I dug into my plethora of archival photos and came up with this for "Patterns and Repetitions in February".  


I participate in the weekly "Magpie Tales Challenge" and usually write a poem.  This week, I decided to write a Friday Flash 55 - to read it, please click HERE to be transported to my Creative Writing blog.

Memories linger

of dear faces, carefree times

and innocent hearts

This is for "Write With Pictures" - "Thursday Haiku"

Haiku, "Yearning", 141/365

My youngest is now 3 years old and I think of him still as my baby.  But when I see a newborn or small infant, the above photo of me with my youngest, or see the picture prompt below, a strong maternal tenderness runs through my body, my soul.  I think most women are like this, something we all share.  I don't think of all the sacrifices, sleepless nights, worry - I just want to hold a sweet baby...  And as much as women today deny this "urge", whenever I entered a room with my sixth child (I was an "older" mother), I was NEVER allowed to hold him.  He was swooped up and loved by my friends.  Today, I still snuggle with my youngest at night, it is the sweetest part of my day as he most likely will be my last baby.

Two souls connecting

Nurturing and protecting

Maternal yearning 

by Margaret Bednar
for the Haiku Challenge

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 This is a statue in a nearby park.  I love the intricate folds and detail in her dress and armor.  This is for "Repetitions and Patterns in February" as well as my march towards completing the "365 daily Photographic Challenge".