1949

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Mon, 09 Jan 2023
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11 comments
 

An end of war,
blossoming joy,
as waiting girl
and returning boy
could now be wed
and optimism
in every heart
viewed the years ahead:
work hard, rebuild
new peace, fresh start;

A baby boom,
and then quite soon
a second wave
as siblings born

– no life of ease
yet, rations still
but much to please
and vows fulfil,
they celehrated
their gifts, the thrill
of family  life
after war’s dark strife –

and so, half way
through ‘49
one fine hot day
to Stan and Nan
girl number two
was born

– so you
can realise why
that year is my
important date
to contemplate.

[IP: choose, describe one year]

Certificate U
Poem
Families
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)
Autobiography

Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A lovely IP result Rhiannon - and the picture too!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks! It was fun to dig out the photo! And as I started, to think about the background and era. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank for the cherries. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

Lovely and loving memories. Yes, a wonderful picture too. Enjoyed, of course. Paul 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Paul. It was good to remember them and the the time they lived through. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A poem can say so much, and you've captured that essence Rhiannon. Great idea for the I P too.

Jenny.  

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. Glad you felt it worked. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by forest_for_ever on

I always love reading your work and I enjoyed this one too.  My late sister was born just as WW2 ended and I waited until rationing ended to make an appearance!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you. It is interesting to remember the time they lived through. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

That is a lovely photo, what a kind clever face, lit up by his daughrer :0) That it was remembered you were born on "a fine hot day" is wonderful, showing how you were treasured, I like that very much, but the whole poem is so full of life, and a rightness of love coming together, new life after war

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, yes, I wanted to capture the time and their joy. I remembered about the hot day, because my mother said my sister had been born January 1947 either in or just before a time of really bad snowstorm, and I was more or less born at or near a thunderstorm being mid-summer! Rhiannon