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How to Crochet a Life

by Alison McKenzie

The hook is the tool
Chain up the years
A single stitch for the tighter
Moments of bond
A triple for the lengthening
Relax of a picnic to swimming
Counting, calculating width to stretch
A covering for your dreams
Warmth in these rows & rows
A life of moments yarned over
The hook into spaces
Patterns wrought of nurture
To pull the meaning back through
Fringe for the finish
Those tickles of laughter
Colors blend in seasons
Depending on decor

02/03/2009

Author's Note: A class assignment, to write a process as it might relate to something abstract.

Posted on 02/04/2009
Copyright © 2024 Alison McKenzie

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Cathlyn Cartier on 02/06/09 at 09:24 PM

I love this! What an interesting approach with a wonderful result.. or maybe I'm biased because I crochet and I use it to unwind my tangled thoughts and focus on the object and the person to whom it will be given.... anyway, again I absolutely love this!

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