Note: Yesterday was International Women’s Day.
This little poem is inspired by a group of church ladies I know of, who gather regularly to make beautiful, unique rugs as gifts to people in need.
It’s dedicated to all the women who put a lifetime of experience, and an incredible amount of love into things they create for others.
Love in Every Stitch
Poem by Iris Carden
Click. Click. Click Needles move in practiced rhythm. Yarn becoming something more. Click. Click. Click. A stitch of pain. A stitch of heartache. A stitch of hope. A stitch of joy. Click. Click. Clic. Hands and yarn and needles in a ballet of creation. Click. Click. Click. A stitch remembered. A stitch forgotten. A stitch is found. A stitch is lost. Click. Click. Click. A life long and well-lived incorporated in a garment. Click. Click. Click. A stitch for the dead. A stitch for the living. A stitch for the sick. A stitch for the well. Click. Click. Click Beautiful hands create love in every stitch.
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Iris Carden, Author 