Lifetime of patterns
my hands cramp as I hold
the fabric in my hands
The floss crosses
and the pattern emerges
some patterns take weeks of work
before the picture develops
some patterns take only days
a lifetime of patterns
stacked on my kitchen table
memories of decades
--one needle stitch at a time
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