My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Kerry Says ~ Let’s Send a Postcard
I have used a postcard sent to my grandmother in 1926 for her 14th birthday. I have a very small collection of cards she had saved and passed on to me.
Between the wars
Dark days were briefly forgotten
In the blossoming of womanhood:
First job, first love and life was good.
The path ahead seemed full of love and gladness;
How could you foresee more loss and sadness?
But you were strong, a woman of your time,
Holding family and home together,
Through the Blitz, poverty and ill health,
With your kindness and spiritual wealth.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
writing in north norfolk 
Beautiful poem. How wonderful to have that collection of postcards, too.
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There is a reason they called it the greatest generation.
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Thank you for sharing this personal history. The women of that generation were strong!
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Yes, they were survivors and great role models 😊
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Your poem is perfect.
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Thank you, Helen! I’m thrilled that you like it. That postcard and the memory of my grandmother are close to my heart and I love being able to share them in poetry.
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