Of all the things a woman's hands have made,
The quilt so lightly thrown across her bed--
The quilt that keeps her loved ones warm--
Is woven of her love and dreams and thread.
When I have spoken to you of its beauty--
"A mere hodge-podge of calico," you said,
"A necessity of homely fashioning,
Just a covering made of cloth and thread."
I new you'd missed the message hidden there
By hands that fashioned quilts so long ago.
Ambition and assurance are the patches
And the stitches of a quilt are love, I know.
I think a quilt is something very real--
A message of creation wrought in flame;
With grief and laughter sewing into its patches
I see beyond the shadows, dream and aim.
The quilt so lightly thrown across her bed--
The quilt that keeps her loved ones warm--
Is woven of her love and dreams and thread.
When I have spoken to you of its beauty--
"A mere hodge-podge of calico," you said,
"A necessity of homely fashioning,
Just a covering made of cloth and thread."
I new you'd missed the message hidden there
By hands that fashioned quilts so long ago.
Ambition and assurance are the patches
And the stitches of a quilt are love, I know.
I think a quilt is something very real--
A message of creation wrought in flame;
With grief and laughter sewing into its patches
I see beyond the shadows, dream and aim.
One of my favorite poems and my favorite past-time.
From: The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America, by Carrie A. Hall and Rose G. Kretsinger, written in 1935.
From: The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America, by Carrie A. Hall and Rose G. Kretsinger, written in 1935.
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I just love that poem ...never heard it before. Thank you for sharing !
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That is beautiful! Would you mind if I reposted the poem on my blog? I would of course link to you and give credit to the author.
Nice poem... I had never heard it before. Thanks for sharing :)
Beautiful! It makes me think twice about saying "oh, it's nothing" when someone compliments my work!
HI Waterrose!
Oh that poem is beautiful. Puts the quilt into perspective. Thanks for posting this!
beautiful poem!
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the poem made me smile
blessings ~ Shell
The art and skill and love in a quilt, all neatly summed up. Lovely poem!
that was a sweet poem, and so true. Thanks for sharing.
what a beautiful poem! thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comments about my own poem for the etsybloggers carnival post.
I found you quite by accident! What a time for me! I desperately needed your inspiration as mine is empty,fabrics are my love,fear is my devil right now,I feel like your site was a prayer answered! thank you,nana!
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