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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA 
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Her life is built on strength of word Each caring thought, each lesson heard Are bits and pieced, her calico Combined expressions, emotions stirred. A cabin logged, each stitched just so Disciplined, as patterns go. Formed of straight and narrow strips Connected, one by one to grow. Pins and needles held soft by lips Thimbles protecting her fingertips, Her history is worked with threads And fabric saved from memory trips. Browns of Autumn, greens and reds Sized to cover, to texture beds. Interlocked, and fleeced to keep In heated warmth of winter's dreads. In dreams of nighttime counting sheep Under the covers watching them leap, Or counting the tails of stars that fall Before she reaches her twilight sleep. Diamonds and triangles, shapes of all Shaded arranged and hung on a wall Of galaxy stars, a patchwork designed Creating reflections, edges raw. Collected and stitched, each refined Tumbling blocks, a trio aligned. Lights to mediums, to darks, it hints Of basics to building, a life defined. A touch of victorian opulance Beaded, embroidered in various tints, Of crazy quilted fabric blends, Forming hearts patterned from memory prints. Her Baltimore Album, a quilting trend Squares of life, stitched end on end. Appliqued, the Flower and Bird, Sharing the past with each future new friend.  M 7*2k |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
I loved the flow and the imagery a wonderful weave of poetry!!! |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
i like this too. it is done right. |
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Professor Gloom Member Elite
since 2000-07-23
Posts 3082of Depression |
Well crafted, well expressed. Gloom |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Wonderful work, Maureen... regards, sudhir |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Butterflies_dont_cry...isn't weaving thoughts what we do best? thank you Maureen |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
wayoutwalt..the only way to do them is to do them right..thank you, walt I spent two days trying to get this rhyme scheme down..next time I will choose easier end words...but I have never done one before and wanted to challenge myself a bit... ~~soft smiles Maureen |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Gloom and Sudhir thank you very much for reading and commenting..it's greatly appreciated ~~softly Maureen |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Well done Maureen! It flows so beautifully and is rich with poetic vocabularly. |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
E. thank you..I was trying to challenge myself the other day...to see if I could make some sense out of this style.... ~~smiles M |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Hi Maureen, I liked this, it was a little different than what I'm used too, but nice. Well done. |
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MMoonchild Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715PA |
Bill...it's one of those forms that all lines rhyme but the third and then the third becomes the rhyme for the next verse and so forth...it's a repeating form... thank you for reading and responding ~~smiles Maureen |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
damn M! that is awesome!!! |
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