patterns and shapestumbling over each other
angling for supremacy
colors arguing with hues
and tones and shades and values
riddles of scraps
raising a discordant din
the rag bag
calmed by a cool eye
quieted by a practiced hand
coaxed into harmony and
corralled inside a border
settled down
disparity stitched into whole cloth
this excellent quilt is the handiwork of a talented (and unknown to me) artist in Guatemala
8 comments:
Lovely poem, and lovely patchwork. I especially like the last line, how it draws it all together.
Megan,
Nice story of a riddle well solved.
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Oh Megan, what a beautiful poem and quilt! Did you make that? The last line was so perfect. Great choice for the theme :)
I love your combination of the puzzles of hand-crafts and of words. The poem really flows quite well.
I have to ask: Did you make that quilt? Wow.
This is so lovely and gentle. I love the image of the "cool eye and practiced hand" coaxing all these rambunctious scraps into harmony :)
BTW...thanks for your very insightful comment on my "scibblings" post. Your insight had the effect of calming and quieting all my puzzling thoughts...
Two for the price of one ---- the beuatiful poem and the beautiful quilt.
The quilt certainly is a puzzle of all colors! Amazing! And I loved the poem- that "angling for supremacy" line caught my attention!
Hi Megan,
As an artist, I love your multi-hued poem as much as the gorgeous quilt displayed. Nice twist on the puzzle prompt from SS.
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