Afternoon Visit
A privilege to behold
Her story unfolds
A quilt drapes the bed
A sampler hangs over it
A labor of love
Her voice soft and low
From her heart's memory
She recalls her youth
By the candlelight
Her mother passed on to her
A lifelong career
A hand runs over it
Beautiful flawless stitches
Admiring her work
She listens closely
Each detail is memorized
To retell later
Endless needle ******
Hours spent diligently
Lessons everyday
Cotton wool velvet
Solids prints floral fabrics
Neatly on a shelf
Once powered by foot
Now idle covered in fine dust
A Singer treadle
Unfinished dress coat
Embracing a mannequin
Never to be worn
In a chair she sits
Her hands methodically stitch
Unseen material
She turns her head slightly
As she dismisses her guest
Good night Mom is heard
PMD 2~1~2016
Mar 11, 2016
Mar 11, 2016 at 10:20 AM UTC
Afternoon Visit
A privilege to behold
Her story unfolds
A quilt drapes the bed
A sampler hangs over it
A labor of love
Her voice soft and low
From her heart's memory
She recalls her youth
By the candlelight
Her mother passed on to her
A lifelong career
A hand runs over it
Beautiful flawless stitches
Admiring her work
She listens closely
Each detail is memorized
To retell later
Endless needle ******
Hours spent diligently
Lessons everyday
Cotton wool velvet
Solids prints floral fabrics
Neatly on a shelf
Once powered by foot
Now idle covered in fine dust
A Singer treadle
Unfinished dress coat
Embracing a mannequin
Never to be worn
In a chair she sits
Her hands methodically stitch
Unseen material
She turns her head slightly
As she dismisses her guest
Good night Mom is heard
PMD 2~1~2016