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Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

0 posted 2004-10-05 06:45 PM

Silver, finely etched....timeless gift.
A mother’s thimble, bearing the scars
of countless stitches.

Ragged holes delicately closed, a surgeon’s
touch.   A woven bastion now standing where
a toe once escaped the confines of
smooth cotton.

Such love which gently wove the weave,
a smile covering eyes that viewed the
struggle of a child’s dance amongst the
flowers.

Countless times a thimble has shored
the breech.  Giving a reprieve to a
heel once closed, exposed and yet again
methodically shut against the elements
of the earth.

And now, somewhere amongst threads,
needles, paraffin blocks, a worn pair
of black handled scissors.

Somewhere amongst this isolated and
oft forgotten memorabilia lies the warrior’s
helmet, a silver thimble....hoping to again
shore the breech and stem the flow of
childish toes...to never be forgotten
or left to lie alone, waiting to again
see a mother’s smiling eyes.

Mark Bohannan
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-21

Posts 7269
In the winds of Cherokee song

1 posted 2004-10-05 06:50 PM

Very cool write. Memories do carry a strong current in the beat of our hearts and soul. I believe as time goes on, certain ones actually become stronger and more vivid. You bring to us some very wonderful images and loving memories. Nicely done.

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

2 posted 2004-10-05 07:10 PM

"Somewhere amongst this isolated and
oft forgotten memorabilia lies the warrior’s
helmet, a silver thimble....hoping to again
shore the breech and stem the flow of
childish toes...to never be forgotten
or left to lie alone, waiting to again
see a mother’s smiling eyes."

Wonderful write Barry...
I can recall my mother darning socks...
thank you for the remember.
Hugs~

~Autumn..the year's last, loveliest smile.~

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

3 posted 2004-10-05 07:13 PM

Barry -

You write of such ordinary, and with your talent, it becomes extraordinary - heart warming, comforting, beautiful -

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Seymour Tabin
Member Empyrean

since 1999-07-07

Posts 31720
Tamarac Fla

4 posted 2004-10-05 07:28 PM

Barry,
A touching write, to shed some light upon the grace of rose and lace.

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

5 posted 2004-10-05 07:28 PM

Barry, so very!
I have a thimble that belonged to my mother, and it is just like that! Thank you for this beautiful cherish!

dgvarner
Member Elite

since 2000-05-13

Posts 3552
High Springs, Florida

6 posted 2004-10-05 10:12 PM

heartwarming write..

enjoyed!

hugs, g

"Everybody just wants to get high...sit and watch a perfect world go by..." (T.McGraw)

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

7 posted 2004-10-05 10:19 PM

This brought back so many memories... a little girl dreamed of the day she'd join the group settled around the quilting frame for the patterns those flashing needles painted fascinated me so. *S* Enjoyed much! *S*

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2004-10-06 04:41 AM

for me too, memories

MGROVES

Member Elite

since 2004-02-01

Posts 3802
california

9 posted 2004-10-06 07:18 AM

very nice

Greeneyes

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-09-09

Posts 9903
In Your Poetic Mind

10 posted 2004-10-11 10:31 PM

very touching Barry....

~~*~~
Read between the lines
look deep into each word
and you will understand the
depth of my soul (GE)
~~**~~

Gentle Spirit
Member Patricius

since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

11 posted 2004-10-12 08:57 AM

beautiful and touching Barry.

babygirlwlove
Senior Member

since 2004-10-10

Posts 1180
New York City

12 posted 2004-10-12 10:37 AM

feeling the quicksilver in this...lovely

**babygirL**

Copperbell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-08

Posts 956

13 posted 2004-10-12 12:25 PM

As a mother, this one makes me think of how the little things I do make a difference; speak of love to my children. Thank you.

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

14 posted 2004-10-12 01:11 PM

we are molded by our memories...some good, some not so good, and yet always weaving us into change...brilliant write...loved this
thank you

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

15 posted 2004-10-12 03:21 PM

Beautiful.

(and I love that picture!)

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

Toerag
Member Ascendant

since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

16 posted 2004-10-12 03:44 PM

I'll be damned!! Look at that pic...it's Walker...Texas Ranger!!!!

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