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Diary of a Quilt
Mary Duffy

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Sister, we are stitching you a quilt

embroidering scraps of hope

singing songs to reassure each other

that God must have only momentarily

taken his eye off the fragile sparrow

that Karma has not gone missing in action

is just taking a brief vacation

Sister, we are stitching you a quilt

 

Daughter, we are stitching you a quilt

designed to wrap you in silken protection

cocoon you from encroaching sickness

caress you in cotton batting

cover you with love

Daughter we are stitching you a quilt

 

Mother, we are stitching you a quilt

salvaging fabrics from past lives

inserting needles along meridians of faith

releasing solar energy from the heart

reincarnating your story in ours

Mother, we are stitching you a quilt

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This piece previously appeared in "Off the Shelf",
a Vancouver Public library publication.

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words: Mary Duffy, Canada (Pandora's Collective)
image: 'face quilt', Susan M. Gibb, Connecticut (Spinning / Hypercompendia)

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a stitching, undone: Time to wear a new dress (#26)

 

 
   

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