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Auguste

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since 2000-02-16

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By the sea

0 posted 2001-10-02 11:57 AM

When I was a child,
my mother taught me how
to thread needles,
hem pants, sew on buttons and patches.

I think every child,
boy or girl,
needs to know how to sew.
It has served me well over the years.

She has long since passed away,
but I still remember
how she would
wet her index finger and thumb,
then spin the thread into a fine point
so that it could be
more easily threaded through the needle.

Like holes in my boyhood jeans,
there are damaged places in my life,
mostly caused by bad decisions
I have made along the way.

I want to heal and move on.
It is time.
No one has the right
to hold me to a place of hurt.
I can dwell there no longer.

Today,
I’ll wet and spin the thread,
begin sewing patches
over those damaged areas
and not revisit them again.

Decaflame
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since 2001-05-11

Posts 1635

1 posted 2001-10-02 12:02 PM

This is good, and it is good to see you back in the forums. Thanks for this one...

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

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2 posted 2001-10-02 12:04 PM

Michael--Wonderful, uplifting and hopefilled write!!! Loved the sewing reference. I'll bet she would be pleased to know the lessons she taught.

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

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Between the Lines

3 posted 2001-10-02 12:05 PM

this touched me...last week I sewed myself A Renaissance Gown to have a bit of fantasy and to dress me in a tapestry of forgetfulness, so as to have one day of pleasure and to no longer feel tattered and worn.

hugssss

~Wynter

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

4 posted 2001-10-02 12:54 PM

A wonderful tapestry of words you have written in this lovely verse. It is good to see your presence here again. Hugs.

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

5 posted 2001-10-02 04:10 PM

Time to mend the torn places of the heart and soul. Something we all need to do from time to time.

"Today,
I’ll wet and spin the thread,
begin sewing patches
over those damaged areas
and not revisit them again."

SEA

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since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

6 posted 2001-10-02 07:04 PM

Michael, the thoughts in this are truly touching, and so, so strong

I say good for you

and and here, have some more hugs

(((HUGS))) wait, I have more (((HUGS))) oh, don't forget this too

Kit McCallum

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since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

7 posted 2001-10-02 07:28 PM

What a wonderful comparison Michael ... I very much enjoyed your sentiments!

Best wishes,
/Kit

Dee
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since 2000-08-19

Posts 2330
Queensland, Australia

8 posted 2001-10-02 07:47 PM

Michael, I love your metaphor here. Well done.

Dee

I wish you every happiness and may you always have the best of the good things in life. a brand

walker
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since 2001-02-11

Posts 2240
Florida

9 posted 2001-10-02 07:54 PM

Is wonderful that we can always repair ourselves. Reinventing constantly that's the anwer. Thanks for this one.

Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

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Florida's Foreverly Shores

10 posted 2001-10-02 09:45 PM

Michael~
Indeed, I remember this lesson well also.

Patches on torn fabrics of our life can work miracles~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

Tracey
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

11 posted 2001-10-02 11:03 PM

Damn, knew I should have learned to sew!!! Great words and metaphor here.

If she who dies with the most toys wins, then can I have some toy boys please?

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

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Gaia

12 posted 2001-10-03 03:31 AM

Hey, Tracey.(excuse me Michael, can I butt in?) I can teach you some sewing basics...then you can help me mend the pile of things my dog destroyed. Just kidding.

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

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The Shores of Alone

13 posted 2001-10-03 10:45 AM

Ah, MIchael, I hope you can patch everything to your satisfaction. This was very well done, from the boyhood vision, to the ending.
Sandra

Auguste

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since 2000-02-16

Posts 3953
By the sea

14 posted 2001-10-03 04:23 PM

Decaflame,
Thank you and thanks for the welcome back.

Martie,
I'm glad you liked this and yes, she was pleased.

Wynter,
Yes, I know that tattered and worn feeling quite well.  I'm happy to see that you found aa way of escaping it, even if but for a short time.  Be well, and thank you.*hugs*

Gentle Spirit,
It's good to be back and thank you much.

Midnitesun,
Yes, it's time.  We all know it when we must move on in life.  Thank you.

Susan,
You are such a sweetheart and have me smiling from ear to ear.

  Thanks, sweet friend.  (((HUGS)))

Kit,
Thank you for reading and enjoying.

Dee,
It's so good to see you here and thank you. (((hugs)))

Walker,
Yes, patch the hurts and get on with life.  Make the best of it. Thank you.

Marge,
Thank you for liking this one. And yes, patches can also be miracles if they're properly sewn on.

Tracey,
LOL!  Thanks and I appreciate you reading

Midnitesun,
Butt in all you like.

Sandra,
You're very sweet and thanks much for reading and responding to this.

Michael Auguste~
There is more depth to the heart than the mind can comprehend and it only has boundaries when we choose to fence it in.

passing shadows
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15 posted 2004-05-05 03:35 AM

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