Happy Mother's Day

Last year, when looking for a reference picture to use for another drawing, I ran across this picture of my daughter when she was two. Catching her unaware of me and my camera produced a very sweet picture, which inspired this pastel.

What I was unaware of is, after all these years, when working on this pastel the flood of memories of her and her childhood it would bring back to me as if it was yesterday. My daughter is 35 now and has a precious son of her own.

I have the original framed and hanging in my bedroom. This last Christmas I gave her a print with a poem that I had written below. I thought I'd share it with you today.
- Happy Mother's Day!

Sweet Scents

by Karen Hargett

Sweet scents are the summer roses that follow spring.

Sweet scents are memories that roses bring.

Sweet scents are fragrances in the air.

Sweet scents are the roses in her hair.

Sweet scents are seeing her face in the blooms.

Sweet scents are fragrances that make my heart swoon.

Sweet scents are in my heart dear child of mine.

Sweet scents are my love’s design.

Sweet scents are the memories that tug at heart strings.

Sweet scents are the memories that roses bring.

Sweet scents are you dear child of mine.

Sweet scents are you making my day shine!

Sweet scents are you always in my heart!

Sweet scents are you my precious work of art.

Sweet scents are you dear child of mine.

Sweet scents are you for all time.

Sweet scents are you, Sherry, dear child of mine!