Yet do I not repine
Knowing that Bird of mine
Though flown --
Learneth beyond the sea
Melody new for me
And will return.
~ Emily Dickinson
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- Gannet Girl
- Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans. What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
14 comments:
Happy Graduation to your dear daughter.
Congratulations to (you) and your beautiful daughter!
Oh, she's so beautiful! That's the first photo I've ever seen of her. Congratulations to her -- and to you.
Lisa
http://journals.aol.com/lici/AWritersAngst
What a perfect poem......Congrats to your daughter as she crosses this threshold!! Penny
What a beautiful poem and photo...
Stacy
beautiful girl, wonderful portrait and poem.
~ www.jerseygirljournal.com
What a beautiful poem and photo. Wish her well from all of those who read your blog! Or at least from me!
Congrats!!! She's beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful!! -- that lovely young woman and the poem.
Congratulations to you both! Graduation is such a grand time. The future is at your fingertips with endless possibilities.
Best,
Judith
http://journals.aol.com/jtuwliens/MirrorMirrorontheWall
She's beautiful, Robin. And off to college in September! How proud are you? Lisa :-]
Robin - how very lovely she is, and how sweet is the poem that accompanies her on this special day. Be happy with her and that sweet smile she has.
Tomorrow I leave for the East Coast to watch my older one graduate from college. My younger one is off to pastures new all too soon. I know how it is...
Sadness but oh so proud and happy for them.
Warmly, Vicky
Oh I know the feeling, OH DO I!! Yours is beautiful! I know how proud you must feel!
~ Karyn
Robin, that is a lovely tribute to your daughter.
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