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NaPoWri Day 8
Mending
Perfectly matched
Graceful as ballet dancers
Arial flight-patterns
Practiced precision
Extension protected
With silver armor
Against penetration
By flashing sword
Snow White's
Dark red blood
Drops upon the
Pure white snow
Joining together
Mending --
Repairing the
Worn-out but
Too soon to replace
Time is not counted
By the numbers on
The clock-face
Rather by the task at hand
At last the mirrored pair
Curl into the lap
Like contented kittens
The north wind
Howls against
My broken window
Seeks my company
Looks for the way in
Geese fly south
In patterns of
Practiced precision
5 comments:
This is a fabulously rich poem, Annell....I love the pair falling into the lap "like contented kittens", the geese flying south in the same "practiced precision". The sound of the north wind howling, and the sewer snug indoors........wonderfully rich!
So many excellent lines in this, Annell, I love
"The north wind
Howls against
My broken window
Seeks my company"
Beautiful!
Pamela
beautiful, flying geese as quilt pattern, well done
this is a great companion to yesterdays post...excellent descriptions and you had me at ballet shoes...
Love how you threaded the mending into a quilt pattern in the end...a lovely and calming write...I love hand quilting and it is what I do with my hands when I do not write...which is most of the time...as of late things have been a little unside down..but starting to straighten...I wanted to make my way here as I have time...because I appreciate all you kind words and thoughts...and can not say enough about what it has meant....I will hopefully get back to more return visits soon but right now I am thankful that the prognosis came back good and my husband is so relieved which was a large part of the stress....again thank you Annell...bkm
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