needle in and out
mending with love
the only way i can
trained in women's ways
needlework is tiresome
alone there's no laughter
dreaming a fool's dream
to leave this bleached land
for a green country
with stepping stones
through clear waters
concentrating
remembering the method
of the matriarch
diving into forced chores
humming to myself
i day dream of sheep
instead of days and olive men
falling like dominoes
For Sunday's Whirligig With my funny writing or poor eyesight: I thought "olive" was "dive" and "men" was "mend" so "olive men" was added as an afterthought when I read the words again...dreaming a fool's dream.
