Charming Patterns

Charming Patterns An eyelet wheel models medieval embroidery Aromatic, ornamental garden ballet steps for lovers Strolling in stately patterns of noble estate Savory’s romance looping through lavender labyrinths Lost in curves of sweet scented anise dreams A pavel of peace in pungent fans of feathery dill Set in soothing circles of demure comfort, Inside squares of loyal rosemary tied with ribbons of sage Trimmed with clarion harmony of marjoram’s gailland And arches of drizzles leap as parsley festivity Joyfully brushes the fingertips of rows in oregano courants A center pistel radiates lines of tarragon in devotion Dotted by French knots of thyme With rosettes of mint scattered in diamonds about the maze Virtuous embraces of shy courtly kisses In basil’s blush of chain stitch purity And to the almain of lutes and of lyres To the harp strum, to the chaste flute, A castle garden dances faithful fidelity Telling the story of love’s longevity In charming patterns. 10-6-21 Contest: Charming Patterns Sponsor: Julia Ward Embroidery stitches: eyelet wheel, loops, drizzles, pistel, French knot, rosettes, chain stitch Medieval Instruments: clarion, lute, lyre, flute, harp Elizabethan Dances: ballet, pavel, gailland, courant, almain Knot gardens of herbs are based on the intricate embroidery patterns of the Elizabethan age.