Crazy Quilt Madness

CRAZY QUILT MADNESS

crazy quilt madness,
sewn onto muslin squares.
nothing square, about these cool croppings.
left over scraps become something unique -
beautiful, with buttons and floral encryptions -
forget me - knots.

crazy quilt madness,
my life’s serene lift of lived-in patterns,
adventurous ascents onto glaciers and mountains,
descending waterfalls and into voluptuous valleys.

crazy quilt madness
of family sorrows, and peeks,
weaving in and out of all its metes.
a grand landscape of life well-lived.

crazy quilt madness:
join the therapy group.
cut into the cathartic cloth.
snip away and sew, yourself,
into the freedom of frenetic fancy.

leave behind the perfect squares,
for the perfect lives,
in the perfectly square, cookie cutter log cabins,
and join me in wild despair,
picking juicy berries of lonely snippets
for a “berry” good time under the moon of
crazy quilt madness.

9/29/2017
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Dietrich Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 9:35 PM
And the captcha says Rum, so drink some rum while going crazy with the quilts!!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 10:10 PM
LOL! Wine Not! ;)
Dietrich Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 9:34 PM
wow, Kim, this is a very creative offering here on quilting!! You took that hobby to a new level! I quite enjoyed your free verse and the play on words especially. Super good!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 10:11 PM
Thanks so much! Getting geared up to try my hand at crazy quilting. :)
Cozart Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 5:14 PM
I can absolutely see your story. Perhaps there is something psychological in the bee, but did you have take away that perfectly good shirt just because you hated it?
Rodrigues Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 5:28 PM
LOL!
Pandit Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 11:13 AM
Woven into life this poem speaks to the important things in life--unique theme!
Rodrigues Avatar
September 29, 2017 at 11:35 AM
Thanks, Vijay! I'm thinking of sewing a crazy quilt so it is on my mind :)
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