Like young colts
galloping through wildflowered fields,
all legs in a blur.
These teenage grandchildren rush in
laughing, talking,
a whirlwind of energy.
Fast hugs for me,
quick words of endearment
and they’re out the door.
I sit down, coffee cup in hand,
and chuckle at what just was.
I marvel, smiling,
at what is to come and what will be.
The world is theirs to explore,
to grapple with, to improve,
to endure.
But for now,
let them gallop in the wildflowered fields.
Posted for Open Link Night at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. AND we are LIVE today from 3 to 4 PM Boston time. Read below how to join us!
EXCITING NEWS FOR dVERSE! Mr. Samuel Peralta announced the selection of dVerse Anthology, Chiaroscuro, for inclusion in the LunarCodex Polaris time capsule going to the moon in 2023! It’s true! Not a hoax! Chiaroscuro will be on the moon — I have six poems in the anthology! I’m going to be on the moon! Go to lunarcodex.com to learn more. At the Menu on the right click on MORE….scroll down and you’ll come to an image of Chiaroscuro! Mr. Peralta is interviewed on YouTube about the technology. Google “We”re flying to the moon samuel Peralta” you’ll find it. It’s rather lengthy, but very interesting to read about the technology!
What is OLN LIVE?
Go to https://dversepoets.com at 3 PM or shortly thereafter. There will be a link right at the top of the page…Click on it and it will take you to the dVerse pub! You’ll meet many of the dVersers who post here weekly, and some who just come when the spirit moves them (or the prompt does!). Each attendee has the opportunity to read one poem aloud as others listen and appreciate. Alternatively, if you are not comfortable reading for the group, simply join us and listen in! The more the merrier!
I hope to see you at the pub today!!! https://dversepoets.com at 3 PM Boston time or shortly thereafter. We’ll be live until 4 PM.
lillian the home poet 
What a gorgeous poem and photograph Lillian and such exciting news about Chiaroscuro! I will try and join you in the pub tonight and look forward to seeing you there xxx
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Excellent….do join us and read a poem and chat…or just come for the toast in the beginning. Will be wonderful to have you there…and on such a celebratory OLN!
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Dear Lillian,
As a grandfather myself, I resonate very much with what you’ve captured here – ‘young colts’ is the perfect example of this… A lovely read…
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So glad you enjoyed!
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You’re right, let the young ones enjoy it while they can. Nice to hear you read tonight, Lillian.
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So glad we finally got online! Fun to see everyone and toast to our trip to the moon!
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Yes, it was, Lillian ❤ Thank you and Sanaa hosting tonight.
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I love the way you picture your grandchildren and your acceptance. Yes, the world is theirs to explore now, and I imagine it’s fun to watch them.
Thank you for hosting!
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Thank you kindly, Merril. Am glad we finally went LIVE – so fun to see everyone. One of these days I’ll get those links down and will host OLN LIVE with no glitches!
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Well, it adds a bit of drama. . . 😏
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Love the way you absorbed and expressed this grandparent moment. It was special to hear you read it with pure joy in your voice and heart!
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Thank you Mish. So glad you liked the poem and so absolutely wonderful to see you at OLN LIVE tonight, once we finally got the glitches fixed. A tech guru I’m not….but I did enjoy hosting and toasting! 🙂
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My grandparents had lived through the Great Depression, and they feared for the world legacy they left me. Turns out they had valid fears. At the rate we’re experiencing changes today, within 2 decades the crap will hit the fan. Perhaps technology will save them. God, I hope so.
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I’ve go to look at the energy and savvy of my young teenage grandchildren and think we are leaving the world in better hands than we have now. 🙂 Positive thinking….that’s what I survive on.
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Indeed may they gallop through wildflowered fields – and so (perhaps at a more sedate pace) may we… enjoy their company, do, and best summery wishes to you.
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Ah….I still love skipping on the sidewalk….although people look at me a bit oddly! 🙂 So glad you enjoyed the poem.
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Outstanding work! Though I have no progeny of my own (thank goodness) I’ve got access to (and greatly enjoy) the company of and interaction with My Beloved Sandra’s Great-Great-Grandchildren. I hear you..
And THANKS for hosting the Glitcher. Well done.
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Thanks, Ron. Glad you enjoyed the poem. Yes….I think perhaps the next time I host OLN LIVE I’ll just label it a Glitcher from the get-go and remind people to have patience as we get it going 🙂 It did turn out to be fun though!
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This is such a gorgeous, gorgeous poem, Lillian! 😀 I love the photograph of your grandchildren here .. sigh.. they are just adorable! I can also picture you sitting with a coffee cup in hand “smiling,
at what is to come and what will be.” Thank you so much for hosting tonight ❤️❤️
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They are very special kids….that’s for sure 🙂 And thanks for helping!!!
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I loved the simile, and the description “all legs in a blur.”
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So glad you enjoyed. And gosh the kids really are all legs at this age!!! Especially in the summer when they’re in shorts! 🙂
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Beautiful poem. Enjoyed hearing you read it at OLN
Much💚love
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So glad you enjoyed, Gillena. LOVE seeing you at OLN LIVE.
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Isn’t family wonderful?
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THE BEST! 🙂
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So lovely…..those last lines are so true…let them…
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What a sense of life and love here. Just lovely, Lillian–and congrats to all at dVerse on going to the moon. Thanks for hosting.
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Love the sweet wild exuberance of teenaged wildflowers here.
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Such a lovely verse, Lillian! Being a grandparent must be so grand.
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