Strolling through the WordPress Reader, I came upon Whimsygizmo’s post for today (a link to it is below.) I give her credit for coming up with this brilliant idea of “magnetic poetry.” After reading her wonderful poem to her mother, written via those little fridge magnets that are actually words, I had to do so myself. Here is my magnetic tribute to my mother, Eunice King, who was known for the last 70+ years of her life as Pat Dykstra. This picture of her was taken a few years after her marriage to my dad and ten years before my birth.
Happy Mother’s Day to you, Pat, and to all of those who have furthered your influence in my life. Even if they aren’t mothers, they certainly helped me give birth to creativity.
Now, I hope you go see Whimsygizmo’s magnetic tribute to her mother here.
I challenge all who read this who sport those magnets on their refrigerators to do the same. Take a photo of your poem and post them in your blogs. Be sure to send a link to the magnetic poem in your blog to me and to Whimsygizmo via comments!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Lovely tribute to your mother. 🙂
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Indeed, unique — and lovely. How delicate your mom appears here. How did she keep up with you all?? 🙂
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My oldest sister was 11 years older than me and my middle sister 4 years older, so she had help. I think mothering was a lot easier then. We lived across the street from the school and one block from the high school. By the time I was 16, I was driving myself everywhere I needed to go. They were pretty relaxed parents and we lived in a tiny town. Kids vanished in the morning, came home for lunch and dinner and then vanished again until bedtime…Another living experience entirely from modern day. And my mom was less delicate by the time I grew up, then turned delicate again when I graduated from high school.
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I know this is to romanticize reality, but yours always sounds to me like a lively and unlonely childhood.
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Generally so. I always wanted more activity and we spent most of our time reading in my family. No TV until I was 11 and then only one station. So, lots of playing outside, playing paper dolls and school and cops and robbers and ditch ’em. Bike riding. Small town so not many safety rules.. We pretty much went where we wanted to. I was always dying to get out in the world…went to college in another state so I’d meet new people. My folks understood this and were pretty good at giving me my freedom. I had a district office in my MYF and when I was in high school I’d drive all over the state–many times alone. That was a pretty remarkable thing for them to let me do.
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I grew up in a post-war blue collar/navy yard abutting city of much ethic diversity close to the harbor’s old red light district, so you may be surprised to hear that my childhood was similar! Those were the days, my friend! I got called in only for chores and supper (my mom employed a cardboard megaphone out the front window of the second story.. usually, all my friends heard her before I did. 🙂
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Since we were right across from the playground, I was usually pretty close to home, but we strayed a bit…
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I finally got rid of my fridge word magnets. I had them up there making all kinds of little poems until finally, I got rid of them. I guess I should have waited.
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I don’t know what I did with the ones I had in the states. I think the ones on my fridge in Mexico were a gift from someone… or maybe I got them during a trip back to the states. I found out afterwards that the gal who did the original one used an app. So, you don’t have to have the real fridge magnets to present the illusion of writing a poem with them.
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That was really lovely. I was just talking about a site I used to go to when I first joined the ‘net many moon ago. I cannot find anything that uses a magnetic type prompt. I found it really challenging and highly enjoyable to do.
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So do one and link it to mine via comments. I’d love to see it, Anita…Or as many as you wish to send.
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I couldn’t stop looking at the photo of your Mom…very classy. I had forgotten about ditch’em. You are very accomplished Judy. I can’t wait to meet up with you in the old hometown.
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I know… I’m really looking forward to good talks with you as well. No one really understands this blogging thing unless they do it themselves!!!You have such an incredible memory. I can’t believe how many stories you have to tell and so enjoyable. Your approach is very clever–with the little Murdo girl and “the Lady.”
I love that picture of my mom, too, and have some others of her as well that I love.
Don’t change your mind about coming to Murdo. I’d be so disappointed… J
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Scouts honor, or something like that. I will be there!
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I think I am going to have to invest in some of these magnets. Well done Judy, beautiful post and love the new creative magnet element! KL ❤
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Thanks, KL. I think most do it with an app. I learned that after I did it with the real magnets… But I love to write with limitations and so it was fun to just have to use the word I actually had on my fridge.
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