Hello, blog friends ~
Today's #TankaTuesday is extra special for me. It's my mom's birthday, and she would have been 99 years old today. She passed away quietly 8 years ago. She loved the desert and her goldenrod, so when I read the instructions for this week's poem, I was excited to write with her in mind.
A bit about my mom. Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, during WWII she helped build B-24 Liberator bombers at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego. That is where she met my dad, as he had been released from the Navy to teach welding to the women at Consolidated. The first time they met was on the wing of a B-24 bomber. The two married and had nine children, seven reached adulthood. Mom was a quiet woman, always busy with the farm and the kids, but she was also always praying. If the measure of a life is Love, surely Mom is one of the saints.
Here's a photo of her. Mom is on the right. Her twin sister is on the left.
Today's #TankaTuesday is extra special for me. It's my mom's birthday, and she would have been 99 years old today. She passed away quietly 8 years ago. She loved the desert and her goldenrod, so when I read the instructions for this week's poem, I was excited to write with her in mind.
A bit about my mom. Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, during WWII she helped build B-24 Liberator bombers at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego. That is where she met my dad, as he had been released from the Navy to teach welding to the women at Consolidated. The first time they met was on the wing of a B-24 bomber. The two married and had nine children, seven reached adulthood. Mom was a quiet woman, always busy with the farm and the kids, but she was also always praying. If the measure of a life is Love, surely Mom is one of the saints.
Here's a photo of her. Mom is on the right. Her twin sister is on the left.
Colleen Chesebro's instructions this week were for participants to select a Japanese kigo word or phrase focused on this season. My word is goldenrod. I hope you enjoy it.
Have a wonderful week, dear friends.
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