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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