Sunday, May 13, 2012

Eggs Benedict and a Snippet of a Poem

For me, that's what makes for a perfect Mother's Day -- in my robe, in my kitchen, with a glass of orange juice and Prosecco. And a snippet of a poem --

Happy Mother's Day from me to you.





It's like watching your mother sleep,
minutes after you have been conceived.

and her closed eyes say it's all right
to wake alone...

-- from Harbor Lights by Mark Doty

17 comments:

  1. Perfect! Happy mother's day dear Elizabeth!!!

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  2. Absolutely beautiful: the photo, your words and the tasty snippet of poem. Happy mother's day, E.

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  3. A sincere and happy Mother's Day to you!

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  4. Yum. Eggs Benny, berries, mimosas, nasturtiums and a poem. Forking scrumptious. You know what's UP! Cheers to ya.

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  5. What a gorgeous breakfast, and an equally gorgeous snippet :)

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  6. beautiful and prosecco is my favorite!

    happy mothers day elizabeth.

    xo

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  7. Oh good heavens to mergatroid. Don't you always find the best words? How do you do it? Did you know that I always think of you when I read lovely prose? I think to myself, "Now Elizabeth would surely appreciate this." I surely do.

    Happy Mother's day to one of the blogging greats and momma greats.

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  8. So glad you had a glorious start to your day. I hope the rest of the day went off in total style. Happy Mother's Day, Elizabeth!

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  9. Elizabeth -- I don't know you but in reading your blog I can tell you are one of those mothers that should have her very own crown. Happy Mother's Day to you!

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  10. Happy Mother's Day, darling.
    One of my verification words is "yourfan."
    Quite, quite true.
    The other is "centrd."
    We try.

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  11. Happy Mother's Day to you, Elizabeth!

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  12. be still me heart. to write a lifetime of believing in two sentences. humbling.

    i discovered a poem by mary oliver i had never read before. i had to post it, its too powerful not to share.

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  13. happy mothers day to you, one of the world's best mommas :)

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