Heirloom Stitch

Silent through the mayhem
With questions and changes
Zipping by heads with purpose
Mouths reacting
Arms acting
Not impacting

Seated comfortably
With tools and focus
Waiting for task
But just as content
Looping back
Tugging forward
With intention
Mesmerized

Speaking in turn
With knots and spaces
Peaceful and wise
As things wind down
Yet wound up and around
Everything that has become
And come from
Labors, loving

In the distance
A comforting touch
A feeling, a knowledge
That all the woven patterns
Leading to this day
Have been pathways
Channels
Cottons, flannels
Soft
Warm
Embracing

Without the drama
In spotlight and costume
Hurricane eyes and corny ears
Absorbing the action, beat, phrasing
Taking away
A weekend
Leaving behind
A history
That is simple to perceive
With just enough mystery
To make it a story
That can be told
With variations
Backstage
In quiet places
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