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Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday old men weeping, daffodils at the graveyard gate sons and daughters, motherless everyone somebody's child © Gail Foster 26th March 2017

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Jannie Breedt

Date: 4/1/2017 11:13:00 AM

So infinitely sad. Lovely tanka. Extremely happy that youre back on the pen .

Gail Foster
Date: 5/10/2017 2:35:00 PM

Thank you, Jannie, I hope you are well

Darren White

Date: 3/26/2017 3:51:00 AM

That's a great tanka! And so beautiful as well.... that imagery is so vivid. Warm and emotional.

Gail Foster
Date: 3/26/2017 8:51:00 AM

Thank you very much. I wrote this this morning after cycling past the graveyard. Such an emotive day for people, for so many reasons. All the best to you.