Fastoned With Love
Mother's inner-lining of strength,
lightning wit and enveloping love
tucked stitch by stitch
in diamonds, swirls or tidy rows.
Her voice sings to me,
her stories sewn in layers
of fabric, appliquéd patchwork,
blazing colors and clever patterns.
May the syntax of my poems
bequeath so rich a legacy,
bleed thru the filmy fabric of life
and speak with fluent tongue
of who I am.
May my written words
not wear thin and splinter
into scrap snippets but suture
with grit, thread with humor
and embroider with comfort.
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