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Needling Thoughts |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Needling Thoughts Silence surrounds the seamstress As she seams opening passages Then steams the seams open And carves a curve In linen, wool or silk Fingers dipping in fabric like A cat lapping warm milk Then to relax she lays Her silk-soft fabric aside Takes up her needlepoint And her thoughts flash As the yarn whips and rides In and out, in fevered dash Till embroidered lays A silken sash In candlelight, all pretties done She picks up socks to darn In and out the needle flies As grandpa spins a yarn But in her world, her Silent world, her fingers Used to the knit and purl Around her silent, awesome thoughts Her threading threads around in whirls She is already in tomorrow Her thoughts bypassing Yesterday’s sorrows Her thoughts fly south Then north again Wondering if she’ll see him ~ and where ~ and when Sweethearts’ Day will be here soon And on golden beam of moon She’ll cast a lone lover’s wish Among the breezing leaves that swish A tear falls down porcelain cheek She stitches at a heart in pink On a pillow to catch the tear For she cannot lay aside her fear And with each stitch She says a prayer In hopes her words Are not threadbare “God, save the souls That give their all They’ve gone to war They’ve answered the call Now bring them home Safe, and sound,” And in her stitch Her words are bound For in many ways will lay one’s poetry By written word, or 1863 tapestries. ~*~ 02.11.01 slightest revision 02.17.02 reposted for our Men & Women 03.26.03 |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
This is utterly beautiful. Lovely. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
You weave your words with threads of lace and spun gold. Yes...this is lovely and so perfect for "now"  "and when we get to the pearly gates ... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
You are the seamstress. You take words and experiences that might lie like fallow yarn in another hand, and turn them into something beautiful and worthy. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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morefiah Member
since 2003-03-26
Posts 150Spanish Town, Jamaica |
And when she wrote her words did smite and having smitten did leave you smote....... You are simply awesome. I consider myself truly blessed to have experienced reading (and loving) this work. |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
I liked the contrast between the quiet sewing and the anxious thoughts in the seamstress' mind...beautifully done, Karilea believe in what your heart feels... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Simply beautiful Karilea....  |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Very, very nice dear Karilea. Chris  "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Fingers dipping in fabric like A cat lapping warm milk Even if the poem was mediocre, these lines would shine. *S* But in this wonderful tapestry you've woven so many shining lines... the entire poem glows into one's heart. *S* Excellent work, Sunshine! *S* |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
Karilea, stunning! this has the texture an antique photo and is soft as silk, weighted down like lead and absorbs like mercury...why no hanky alert? Rf |
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