Threads

I often sit and watch my wife Make random threads take on new life With tiny stitches placed just so Transform cloth to a tableau Small bags of floss sit by her side Into single strands divide Kaleidoscope of rainbow hues Subtle color patterns fuse Shades and shapes like magic form Some colors bright while others warm I marvel at the skill she wields The finished product that it yields The detail wrought into each piece Makes my awe for her increase That she can create and imbed Such beauty starting with one thread

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 3/8/2012 8:09:00 PM
Bob, It's been a while since you've posted..Hope u are doing okay..Miss reading your work, friend! All the best to you and your family. Gwendolen
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Bob Quigley
Date: 3/9/2012 11:31:00 AM
Thanks for noticing Gwen. Actually, I've been working on a short story which I completed and posted on another site to test the waters.
Date: 3/7/2012 10:34:00 AM
beautiful piece. it is amazing how people can make something from almost nothing, a mere thread..I see you won with this, somehow i missed it. congratulations on your win!
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Date: 3/8/2012 8:13:00 AM
Thanks Susan. I am always in awe of the creative among us.
Date: 2/7/2012 11:10:00 AM
Congratulations to you on your win in Paula Swanson's "Thread" contest Bob. Love, Carol
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/7/2012 11:17:00 AM
Thanks Carol
Date: 2/7/2012 8:33:00 AM
Congrats, Bob. Beautiful. Enjoyed. Great job. Thanks for your comments. Best to you and yours. Ralph
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Date: 2/7/2012 8:50:00 AM
Thanks very much Ralph
Date: 2/7/2012 2:38:00 AM
Congratulations Bob loved this when you posted it and still do xx
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/7/2012 8:04:00 AM
I appreciate that Mandy. Thank you
Date: 2/7/2012 12:31:00 AM
a different type of poetry, at home there with Bob Quigley, the artists brush , the play on words, the finest threads you ever heard, Mrs Quigley's passion, does serve, another thread to fashion...
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/7/2012 8:05:00 AM
You silver tongued devil. Thank you
Date: 2/6/2012 8:58:00 PM
Bob, all I can say is, well done. The way you honored your wife while incorporating vivid imagery and brilliant descriptions of color, light and nature is, for lack of a better word, awesome. This poem is well deserving of a win and you should be proud of it. I enjoyed this poem very much. Thanks for sharing it....Keep writing and I'll keep reading. Well done, my friend..........S.Ronthorpe
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/6/2012 10:35:00 PM
Thanks so much Samual. Very kind comments indeed.
Date: 2/5/2012 9:24:00 AM
that's a very lovely tribute for your wife. Thanks for sharing it. God bless you.Hugs!Erich
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Date: 2/5/2012 9:49:00 AM
Thank you Erich
Date: 2/4/2012 10:52:00 AM
Excellent entry, Bob. Very descriptive. Enjoyed. Good luck. Thanks for your kind words. Have a great weekend. Best to you and yours. Ralph
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Date: 2/4/2012 11:08:00 AM
Thanks for the well wishes Ralph. A great weekend to you and yours as well. Bob
Date: 2/3/2012 10:14:00 AM
Beautiful and a lovely wife creating the rainbow for you. - oxox love Anne-Lise
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Date: 2/3/2012 11:21:00 AM
Indeed she is. Thank you Anne Lise
Date: 2/3/2012 10:03:00 AM
you once commented on my poem, how i had painted a picture in words. well Bob, this is a masterpiece, wonderful poem. harry
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Date: 2/3/2012 11:21:00 AM
Very kind Harry. Thank you
Date: 2/3/2012 5:54:00 AM
This is so sweet , you must be very proud of her we can tell. All the best in the comp x
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/3/2012 8:23:00 AM
Indeed I am Mandy. Thanks for stopping by
Date: 2/2/2012 10:00:00 PM
Bob... very nice...always.. pd
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/2/2012 10:23:00 PM
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed PD
Date: 2/2/2012 10:59:00 AM
beautifull couplet here Bob.Best wishes for the contest.
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Bob Quigley
Date: 2/2/2012 2:21:00 PM
Thanks Kash
Date: 2/2/2012 10:45:00 AM
Good descriptiveness and rhyming here. Good job Bob.
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Date: 2/2/2012 2:20:00 PM
Thank you Bob
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