Patchwork of Tailors

A stitching of parables,
a weaving of psalms

Whether ancient or modern,
the truth plaited long

The story we tell,
with one pattern beset

A patchwork of tailors
—whose needles profess

(Villanova Pennsylvania, December, 2019)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
December 9, 2019 at 10:51 AM
" a stitching of parables, a weaving of psalms" - this is beautifully woven.
Behm Avatar
December 9, 2019 at 11:18 AM
Thanks Caren, always great to hear from you. Kurt
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