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A Stitch In Time

I only have one good memory from the past
Standing on a chair, rubbing dirt from the glass
With a well-worn sleeve so I could lose myself
Inside the hand-stitched picture of the cottage

Granny grew up there with her own grandma
A nice woman by all accounts who grew herbs and flowers
Made bread by hand, taught grandma how to read and write
Years before she was shown at school

I still remember every stitch, every color of the cottage
Sunny windowsills, a tabby cat pawing red geraniums
Golden stone flashing through curtains of yellow roses
Grey smoke around the chimney stack

I used to imagine lavender heads tickling my bare legs
Drinking a cup of cool water from the well
Looking down from an upstairs bedroom
Onto bluebirds frolicking on the wooden table

Now I don't need to remember a tapestry of colors
To feel secure from the darkness of life
As all I need do is open my gate
Walk to the porch surrounded by flowers
And feel grateful to be alive.

Author notes

This is fiction
Written January 26th, 2004

A contest entry

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  • Quasar
    August 10, 2004
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    Wow!! I'm amazed that your author's comments say this is fiction when it is so wonderfully detailed and described...you really did pull the reader in to see and feel all the things in this....I really enjoyed it! Great job! ~~Quasar~~


  • Aeolus
    February 9, 2004
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    Made me feel warm instead... I really enjoyed that. Thank you! I espically liked,
    "I used to imagine lavender heads tickling my bare legs
    Drinking a cup of cool water from the well",
    I could just imagine clean grass and sunlight... You have a really good talent for producing imagery.

  • Absinthe
    February 9, 2004
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    I know that feeling. Grandmas have so many cool things to look at that mean 'something' we can even tell when we're young. What that 'something' is; I feel you've well described.
    Cheers and God Bless,
    OMGoodness,. I just caught the title. Fabulous. Absolutely!
    Absinthe
    Edited on Feb 09, 8:23 because 'I just caught the title'.


  • ----michael----
    February 9, 2004
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    wow that was beautiful, such awesome imagery and fine detail, was it ficticious? What a shame. Brilliant write.x


  • GlassSlippers
    January 26, 2004
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    wow- I'm impressed you were able to describe a ficticious scene so clearly. Thanks for entering!

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