Kindly, you alight, into the vacuum
Knitting bonds of endearment,
Knocking out the forlorn pains.
Kindling intense emotions,
Known only upon your advent, you
Knot my every vein, firmly to your rein.
Kaleidoscope of rapture, adorns my every breath, when
Kingdom of my stray Lego blocks and countless crayons,
Kindheartedly you rule, upgrading my merit.
Knead my non existence into a nurturing deity, until
Kernels of joy emerge in my barren void.
Kisses you blow my way, blows my strain away!
Keeping the keys to my heart - My Tot, you fill
Knapsack of my memories with your cute antics.
(Picture -Grand Hilton, Orlando, FL - Summer 2011)
(Picture -Grand Hilton, Orlando, FL - Summer 2011)
I admire your creativity, Laxmi but also the depth of your words. Such a happy picture of the kiddo painted through your words!
ReplyDeleteI second what Corinne says. It is not merely your creativity that we see displayed, but your extensive vocabulary, and your hold over it.
Deletesounds cliched but I third it !
DeleteCan I fourth it?! Also, what lovely long hair she has!!
DeleteCan I fifth it :P
DeleteI agree I am amazed how day after day you keep coming up with such words and such creativity. And I love the pic btw !
And now am sixing it :-O OOPS it sounds weird ;O anyway i already told laxmi that am copying words from her articles and learning them !
DeleteAwesome and ur kid is damn cute
wannt to cuddle her. Saw her other pics too :)
can I seventh-eighth and so on it ! Outstanding it is. Such a hold over vocab- hats off lady !
DeleteAww...the hour demands an acceptance speech :-)
DeleteI thank A-Z challenge for excavating the words buried in my subconscious mind. I thank Corinne for the support system, and each and every one of you for your appreciation, which inspires me to outdo myself. Thanks to my dad for being my biggest literary hero, my mom being the 'rock' she is, Ms.Sheela C K for discovering and nurturing the writer in me, SRAVAN, Little one, Nalini and Lahari and Mahesh for being the audience when I was talking to myself, and my hubby for supporting my non-ambitious life style and giving me all the independence (without which, all this day dreaming, time to just think, ponder and do nothing else wouldn't have been possible ;-)I know you'll never tread this way, but Sarat, you are my biggest, most precious blessing:-)
:-) I'll hold this praise close to my heart...thanks for liking my work and taking time to read/appreciate it :-)
ReplyDeleteI can see how much you love your child by this. You have the most amazing way of expressing your feelings. Keep em coming!
ReplyDeleteSuperbly written each sentence beautifully crafted and the love came through. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteLove gets us through the toughest of loops- right Suzy? :-)Thank you for the praise.
ReplyDeleteAh we have kid and kaleidoscope common today, Laxmi. Love it!
ReplyDeleteExactly what I thought Gee, but then the poem diverted my attention from mentioning it :-)) - Can we say ' Great minds think alike?'
DeleteCheers, L.
Brilliant! :)
ReplyDeleteSo well written and beautifully used 'K'! Nothing better than a Kiddo! :-)
ReplyDelete:-) thank you Naina.
Deleteand I do think there is "Kiddo" in all of us.. Err did I mean kid?
ReplyDeletePhenoMenon
http://capturedalive.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/kite/
Yes, Kiddo ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI loved these two lines most - Kernels of joy emerge in my barren void.
ReplyDeleteKisses you blow my way, blows my strain away!
As always a great piece LAXMI
good lck
I love the Lego blocks and crayons bit - it describes my kingdom to the perfection:) - Afshan, you are a darling. Thank you.
DeleteAm saying that such a lovely kid sure inspires great poetry. Of course being blessed with a little genius helps!
ReplyDelete:-) Every kid is the most perfect one, when looked at with mom's eyes. Thanks Meera :)
DeleteHeart tugging , kidoscopic , poetic kaleidoscope ;))) Get well soon Lakshmi :)) and come back with a zeal :)
ReplyDeleteThe ordeal with spring is ongoing ;-) (sniffling as we speak)
DeleteThanks for the generous praise Sri:)
So much of creativity. I could never create such lines Laxmi.
ReplyDeleteDiana, it is surprising how a little inspiration and lot of encouragement makes us create. Thanks for the kind words:)
DeleteYour poem is soaked in love and affection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sulekkha
DeleteI can't say anything that I haven't already said. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI love your kid's hair :) It's so pretty!
P.S : Okay, I'm packing my bags now...address please!
Aww..Kiddo,thank you:-)
DeleteI'll convey the compliment to the kiddo:-)
We love company, not sure about teaching poetry, but we can sure have fun in the city ;-)
I call everyone kiddo, habit I inherited from my Dad. :)
DeleteYeh, on second thoughts, I can be a very lousy student too. Thanks for the invite, or have I invited myself ;)
LOL...you inspired me to invite you ;-)
DeleteLaxmi, you painted such a beautiful picture of how a little child makes a difference to our lives, and you do it within the constraints posed by a single letter. Superb!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cynthia - yeah, a constraint I am coming to enjoy presently - it pushes my limits. Thanks for the encouragement, which ALSO plays a part in the picture I paint.
DeleteAwesome!
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