Wednesday, January 12, 2011

On the Way to Phnom Penh

[image by Miggzs at Random Deviation - Deviantart.com]
posted for the Thursday Think Tank at Poets United

Street vendor
on the way to
Phnom Penh,
selling spiders
to earn
her children's
supper~
mothers
always
find a way.

12 comments:

  1. And that they do -
    You taught me that.

    Thank YOU! xx

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  2. The truth be told Sherry.
    Nice.
    Pamela

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  3. So often truth is so simple we seem to have a hard time seeing it. Thank you for the inspiration,

    Elizabeth

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  4. They always do don't they?.....this is so true! :-)

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  5. love offers strength and ingenuity we might not otherwise recognize or access within ourselves.

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  6. I live in India and I see street vendors almost everyday. Most of them have really difficult lives and I wonder how they get by with so little.
    What i like about your poem is the message that love alone can sustain us.
    "mothers
    always
    find a way."
    Beautiful lines.

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  7. Nice work - I got a sleeping tiger - these things do workout.

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  8. How true an observation that is - no matter how distasteful, a mother does what she has to do.

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  9. Oh thank you all so much. I got to thinking about how women all over the world, often with so little, do the impossible and somehow provide for the needs of their children. When I saw the woman in this photo, my mind went immediately to that place:)

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  10. Sherry,
    A delighful image and your words worked so well.
    Awareness raised about life survival...

    I love your Blog page sunset photograph.
    All Good wishes Sherry,
    Eileen

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  11. Powerful! A Mother's courage and will is amazing; Thanks for sharing this strong, beautiful view~

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