Happy Birthday, Pat

Patricia Wedel is a poet here on WC. She is a very special lady and I am honored to call her my friend.

Artwork by Pierre Andre Brouillet

Along the Rappahannock River she saunters

her umbrella shielding her porcelain skin from the sun

dried leaves rustle beneath her feet like petticoats on brocade

a thoroughly modern woman

yet she elicits the memory of another century

a different lifetime

her veneration for all living things

an inspiration to many

such a dedicated mother, grandmother, and wife

and I am fortunate to know her as my friend

my very special friend

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Pat!

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydi, I feel like a Peacock spreading my
feathers among eyes of poetry. The art of a lady
with a parasol is defined in gentler times when
mystery was provocative and birdsong was a
symphony of virtues. I am proud to say that
Shakespeare and I were born on April 23,
however, not in the same year. My father loved to read
Shakespeare, and I love to read the poetry of
WritersCafe. Birthdays are a wish for more time
to create rhymes and colors of our heart and soul.
truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

It is fitting you were born on Shakespeare's birthday, Pat. You have the soul of a poet and the heart of Mother Nature. LydI**

[Patricia Wedel]

Thank you Lydi for a wonderful birthday to
cherish always. truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

It was truly my pleasure.

[Nirupama.H]

Lovely poem. Really loved the imagery. Such a beautiful birthday gift! Your friend is very lucky :)

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review so much. Thank you. Lydi**

[Nirupama.H]

You are welcome.

[Shabeeh Haider]

Lydi, this is a wonderful tribute. She is lucky to have you for a friend.
What can be better than to gift someone your creation of words and love.
Stay blessed.

*shabeeh*

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Shabeeh. My friends are special to me. Lydi**

[Carolynn]

What a beautiful tribute and birthday wish for a dear friend. I love the descriptions you use - the create such vivid images in the mind. Happy Birthday to Patrica too :)

[Lydia Shutter]

How sweet of you. Thank you very much, Carolynn. Lydi**

[Norman 223]

A dedication such as this is not only a compliment to the recipient, but a far wider recognition for others to enjoy. Caring is sharing ...and vice versa.

Norman

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review, Norman. Thank you. Lydi**

[Ruth]

A beautiful dedication Lydi...happy birthday Pat :) As always you enhance any beauty in life ten fold Lydi :)

[Lydia Shutter]

You are so kind, Poppy. thank you very much. Lydi**

[James]

Who could ask for a better birthday present than this? This is lovely Lydia, Pat is a very lucky Lady.

[Lydia Shutter]

She is a good friend and deserves the happiest of birthdays. Thank you, James. Lydi**

[B. Boileau]

What a great community the WC is ! A fitting lyric of friendship
HAPPY Birthday Pat !!!!!!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Bill. Yes, for the most part we are a great group of people! Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

what a wonderful tribute ..i almost fall in love with her at the reading ...the mix of another lifetime and the "modern" woman is an electric image to me ... i must join you in your Happy B-Day to Pat ..your friend!
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

That is precisely what she is....a throwback to olden times and a futuristic woman too. Thank you so much for the review and the birthday wishes for Pat. Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

i had to go and visit her site and what do i find ..another wonderful birthday wish ... for you my friend! so Happy B-Day to you too! :))

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you! Yes, Pat and I are both April babies!

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ................... my babe is an April babe!

[Lydia Shutter]

The best! :)

[Patricia Wedel]

The warmth of a Hibiscus in summer,
the coolness of rain in the autumn...
the touch of an artist's brush in a forest glade...
Lydi, you have blessed my birthday with
butterflies and rainbow colors of
laughter and happy ever after... truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

May you have many more, sweet friend of mine! Lydi**