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A few weeks ago, my blogging friend, Rebecca Budd, shared a post about Claude Monet’s Nympheas collection of paintings. I have been admiring these paintings and have it in my head to try and replicate one as a birthday cake for my husband. Every since Rebecca’s post, I’ve had my eyes open for ‘”nymphaea”. During our recent two-day trip to the Pilanesberg National Park I was lucky enough to spot a few and get some great shots.
These are for you, Rebecca!
Micro Poem
Lone waterlily
Pearly white among shadows
Protected by pads
Water lilies (shadorma)
Attractive
White waterlilies
Surrounded
By dark pads
Enfolded in snug embrace
Of golden grasses
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I look forward to seeing the cake!
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Thanks, Darlene 💕
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Waterlilies are beautiful–almost magical. Thank you for sharing the ones you saw in photos and verse!
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Hi. Errol, I think so too 🪷
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Wonderful poems. I love the waterlilies.
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Thank you, Timothy. Do you get water lilies in your area.
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WOW, Robbie! Claude Monet would be very proud!!! You captured the essence of Nymphaea!
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Thank you, Rebecca. I don’t think I would paint them 250 times, but I do like them 🪷
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These are lovely in their simplicity, Robbie 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed them, zbarbara
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☺️
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I enjoyed your tribute to waterlilies. There is something about them that is very special.
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Hi Liz, I have always loved them. They are called waterblommetjies (water flowers) in Afrikaans. I have to think to get the English word 😊
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🙂
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These are beautiful Robbie 💜💜💜
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I thought the flowers were lovely 🪷
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Yes indeed 💜💜💜
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Beautiful, Robbie, both the pictures and your poems! ❤
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Thank you, Tim
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Can’t wait to see this birthday cake. I know it will be extraordinary! Love the poems and the photos!
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Thank you, Jan. I have a plan for the cake that I think will work.
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Beautiful shots and sweet poems.
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Thank you, Sadje
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You’re welcome Robbie
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I love those paintings! I long ago did a book of haiku and collage based on them. Can’t wait to see the cake you create! (K)
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Hi Kerfe, that sounds wonderful, Kerfe. A beautiful idea for a book. Please share if you can.i have a plan for the cake which I think will work.
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I’ve posted some pages before…I’ll look for them later and give you some links.
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Seems like challenging paintings to replicate on a cake but it will be very beautiful
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Yes, the challenge lies in the colours and reflections
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love those photos and the shadorma — a form new to me — esp the line ‘enfolded in snug embrace’
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Hi John, I’m pleased you enjoyed these poems 💓
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might try my hand at a shadorma myself later in the week 🙂
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That’s exciting. 3/5/3/3/7/5 syllables
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Hey Robbie: got my shadorma; will let it settle for a day and post it Wednesday: thanks for your encouragement 🙂
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My pleasure, John. I look forward to reading it. Shadorma is my favourite form.
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Simply beautiful Robbie❤️
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Thank you, Michelle 🌼
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Lovely!
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Hi Robbie Loving your Miror poetry
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Thank you, Bella.
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Lovely images and poems Robbie.
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Thank you, Andrea
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Lovely waterlily – just like the Nile. Great poems and enjoy the cake!
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Thank you, Chris. I hope you had a lovely Easter.
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Water Lilies are lovely and you captured their beauty so well!
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed.
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My pleasure.
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Hi Robbie, I like Micro Poem. The line pearly white among shadows is my favorite. Beautiful photos!
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Thank you, Kay. I always like it when you tell me what you especially liked about a poem.
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You’re welcome Robbie!
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🙏
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Simply beautiful. 🩵
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Thank you.
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My pleasure.
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The waterlilies are beautiful, Robbie, and your poems are perfect to pair with the photos. I can’t wait to see the cake!
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Thank you, Lauren. I’ll have to get started making the flowers soon.
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