Couple of weeks back, as a part of Christmas celebrations my daughter’s school had organised a lot of competitions for students and encouraged them to take part in as many as possible. My daughter took part in four or five and one of them was “Poetry Competition”. The topic was ‘Separation’ and the students had to submit one original entry. They were allowed to take help from their family.And my dear girl remembers all of this on the eve of the competition. Both of us sat down, raked our brains, collected our thoughts and rummaged through ideas and finally came up with this poem—
Winds of Separation
Winds of Separation
Have blown us apart.
Ten years of togetherness
I will hold close to my heart.
Been kids, adolescents and teenagers
We have grown up together.
Seen the rains, the winters and summers
Shared books and secrets come every weather.
Still a toddler separated from my mother
When I stepped into my Alma Mater, face writ with fear
You sat amongst the bawling kids, as calm as ever
I knew I found my fidus Achates when you wiped my tear.
Hand in hand, saving each other’s hide
Life’s little hurdles, we would smilingly tide.
All through the years, in unison we played
Our roles of best friend, philosopher and guide.
Alas! Destiny plays its own part
Carved mischievously, for each her own path
Agony of separation brimming four eyes
The hand that wiped the tears will now unwillingly depart.
Sun may never shine the same
Paths may never cross again
Life played an unfair game
We will never laugh our way home, on puddles in the rain.
But isn’t this what life is all about
Cherishing the memories, celebrating the friendship
Than submerging in pain or wallowing in doubt
Winds of separation left behind a lesson well taught.
The sketches and artwork was done by my girl and the poem was written with my help.
And this is what happened:
She won the First Prize in the Poetry competition. Hurray!!!
We wanted to share this with all of you. Hope you like the poem and the sketches.
And please do visit her Instagram page Fennekin7 where she shares her sketches.
Fiesta Friday is celebrating its 50th edition.Sweet Angie @ The Novice gardener is co hosting it this time with the awesome Selma @Selma’s Table and Sue @birgerbird
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Congratulations to you and your daughter….Beautiful! these are precious times… savor every moment you can as they are soon grown up and gone…
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Thank you so much for your warm wishes. Totally agree with what you said 🙂
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What a beautiful poem! It really went into my heart! And I love the sketches too. Congratulations!
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Thank you dear Lety ☺ We are so glad you liked them.
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Congrats!!! Beautiful poem and sketches!
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Thanks Sarah ☺It means a lot.
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Congratulations, the award is well deserved!!
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Thank you so much for your kind words.😃 Means a lot to us 👩👧
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Congratulations to your daughter skd and you must be so proud of your little Princess 🙂
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Thank you so much Linda 😃 She loves to sketch.And she was really happy to win the prize 😃
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What a beautiful poem and the sketches are wonderful!
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Thank you so much 🙂 It was a last minute fix. But we are real glad you like them. Thanks again 🙂
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Both Mum and daughter seem to be uber talented! Love the Manga art-work. Mabrook to both the lovely ladies 🙂
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Aww …Thank you so much.She is a huge huge manga fan. You made our day with your kind words💕
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My hearty wishes to you and ur princess:-) cherishing moments.. Love the sketches
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Thank you so much Vidya 😃 She will be really happy to hear💕
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Wow.. The pics along with the touching poem was absolutely fantastic.. Loved it!! No wonder that you both won.. U people deserve it.. !! Congratzzzzz…😊
Wishing you both more luck and happiness.. The first pic of that girl really moved my heart.. Lot of love to your li’l cutie…
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Thank you so much Nimmi for your warm wishes😃 Both of us are really overwhelmed. My daughter is sending her hugs and love to you 💕 💑
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I am not surprised that she won at all. This shows so much thought. Her drawings are awesome. She has so much talent. Thank you for sharing this with Fiesta Friday!
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Thank you so much dear Julie for your encouragement😃 My daughter is asking me to thank you and sending her hugs 💕
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I taught decorating painting for over 10 years and started out just like her with my drawings! Hugs to both of you!!
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Wow!! You are multi talented Julie😃 Wish we could get to see your artwork .
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Maybe i’ll take a couple pictures and post them sometime. Thank you!
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We would love to see them 💞
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Congratulations on a well-deserved win. So creative!
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Thank you so much Hilda 😃
Hugs and Regards from me and my girl 💕
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Very well said and expressed tgh art
Hearty congratulations to fuo
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Very well said and expressed tgh art
Hearty congratulations to duo.
very talented mother and brilliant daughter
May Almighty bless both of you with success for all the time yo come
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Thank you so much for your blessings and prayers 💕
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Gosh, I am so impressed – your daughter is really talented – I love her Manga illustrations and the poem is just so beautiful. How wonderful that the submission was awarded first prize – hurray for last-minute-genius-teamwork! Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Fiesta Friday – it’s absolutely wonderful!
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Thank you so much Selma😃 Your appreciation really means a lot to both of us.Thanks for being a wonderful host as always and spreading warmth all around you. I love being at the party even more when you are co-hosting it.💞
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Congratulations! What an amazing poem and love the illustrations. Great job!!!
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Thank you dear Arl 😃 It means a lot. Hugs from both me and my girl 💕
I hope you are feeling better now.
Regards
skd
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Lovely and sad. What a wonderful artist your daughter is, congratulations!
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Thank you dear Liz 😃 She is a huge fan of manga.
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What a lovely poem and art God bless you and your princess
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Thank you for your warm wishes and prayers ❤ ❤ 🙂
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How proud you must be – your daughter is very talented and I hope she takes this talent somewhere. Congrats Mom – you did a good job too. Special that you shared this together 🙂
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Thank you dear Juju 😃 for your kind words of encouragement. Maybe she would like to pursue in the designing field. Maybe!! We never know. But thank you again from both of us. It means a lot to us 💕😃
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SKD has art of keeping together the blog members and the group is an excellent example of hearty relations and appreciating each others achievements.We pray that the group expands further and further and show to society that eventhough from different countries,cultures and faiths can come together and give a message of peace in these days of violence and intolerance
Aamen
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I would like to thank you so much😃 for your prayers and blessings on behalf of my entire blogging community and friends. Happiness when shared gets multiplied and Sorrow when shared gets divided. That’s what my father says 😃💕👍
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Congratulations to you both! Well done!
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Thank you for your warm wishes Johanne 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful, skd!! Congratulations. 😀
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Thank you so much Nancy 🙂
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Oh, this is just so precious! You and your daughter are both super talented! Like mother, like daughter, it seems 😄 Congratulations on that well-deserved first place trophy! I really enjoyed the poignant poem and the artistic manga drawings! XOXO
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Thank you so much for your kind words Angie 🙂 It really means a lot to both of us. Lots of love and hugs from me and my girl ♡ ♡
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How sweet and congratulations. Thanks for stopping by my blog, I appreciate it.
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The pleasure was mine . Thank you ☺I enjoyed surfing through your blog.
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you have always been the best,,,, both at making delicious food and stealing ones heart with beautiful poetry and paintings….. simply awesome… you are one of ma best followers..
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Beautifully penned🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Congrats to u both🎉
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Thank you for your kind appreciation and wishes💕
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And thank you for visiting the blog and all the motivation. It made my day ☺
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