heirloom cedar chest containing Mother's quilts
one of the many quilts Mother made; this is her Christmas poinsettia quilt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ midnight blues bled into dawn pinks beneath her needle's patient rhythm. scraps of my outgrown dresses, Grandad's flannel shirt, threadbare at the elbows – resurrected geometry. her hands traced constellations of mismatched calico and gingham. thimble’s silver moon rose and fell binding frayed edges into something whole, something warm against the dark. Now, her hands rest but what remains is a cedar chest in which her life’s work is contained.
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