(213) My Babushka, My Russian Doll!
Poem by: Archduke
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(213) My Babushka, My Russian Doll!
There are seven heavens of dolls.
First mold in 1892.
These matryoshkas represent
Handmade folk art, the motherland.
The largest protector engulfs
Her little ones inside wood tough
Creation of beauty! Nesting
Children of her former self rings
In the celebration of life!
These souvenirs keep man and wife
Balance in one complete unit.
Empty and hollow can’t persist!
They must be filled with care and love.
Kokeshi serve children of doves.
All blushed cheek dolls are not the same!
Some dolls rosy red from tease games.
Some dolls red face in pure anger.
Some dolls clown for dear joy stranger!
These stacked dolls paint in psychic smiles.
They wood model our inner child.
1/24/21 by ArchDuke Kenneth Khanh Du
Submitted: January 25, 2021
© Copyright 2021 Archduke. All rights reserved.
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I still have some of these. We accustomed to call these dolls "matryoshka", but I don't know what Kokeshi is. It sounds like an Asian or Japan word for me.
Mon, January 25th, 2021 7:46pm
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Hi RomanBoukreev: You are absolutely right! Kokeshi is a Japanese word and represents wooden dolls produced in the shape of a child. They are tall and slender rather than round, from which Anatoly Mamontov based the first original matryoshkas on in 1892. As matryoshkas represent mother, Kokeshi depicts child forms. Though the first nesting boxes were made in China in 1,000 A.D. [Based on Macalester College's Russian Studies Dept research, Saint Paul, MN; blog from nestingdolls.co ; and Wikipedia]
Mon, January 25th, 2021 1:25pmFacebook Comments
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I used to have one of those :) Brought a smile to me as i read this. Very lovely.
Mon, January 25th, 2021 10:56am