When the sewing machine
your son found for $25
and returned to working order
so your husband could make you the jacket
you wear as you type--
your son found for $25
and returned to working order
so your husband could make you the jacket
you wear as you type--
--prefers the the spools of polyester thread
your adorable ex-grandmother-in-law
included in a care package
back in 1983
(nestled among
dented cans of tuna,
month-old brownies,
and a pile of her favorite Harlequin Romances)
your adorable ex-grandmother-in-law
included in a care package
back in 1983
(nestled among
dented cans of tuna,
month-old brownies,
and a pile of her favorite Harlequin Romances)
--thread you have ignored for years
because you are a natural fiber snob
yet still could not bring yourself
to use or discard--
thread that has waited in the back
of your sewing machine drawer--
because you are a natural fiber snob
yet still could not bring yourself
to use or discard--
thread that has waited in the back
of your sewing machine drawer--
--so was more than ready
to take center stage
in the work of resurrecting a quilt--
to take center stage
in the work of resurrecting a quilt--
--a hand stitched quilt
made you know not when
by you know not who--
a quilt with very specific demands
patiently spelled out
back in 2015 when the mending began)--
made you know not when
by you know not who--
a quilt with very specific demands
patiently spelled out
back in 2015 when the mending began)--
-- well,
when all those things come together
there really is nothing for you to do--
when all those things come together
there really is nothing for you to do--
--but go with it.
