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Poem written for and submitted to “Texture of Minimalism” poetry contest, Nette Onclaud, sponsor, November 12, 2025

TWEED

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rough, wooly cloth  
sewn from earthy threads, entwined 
comfort in autumn chill 
woven for the biting wind

thick, elbow-patched
anchors scholars to their desks 
breathes of peat-smoke and ink 
heather trapped in warp and weft

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Jenish Somadas November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM heather trapped in warp and weft.. Great win Sara.. sara Etgen-Baker November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM thanks, Jenish, for your visit and your congratulatory words

Christuraj Alex November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM Grand writing on Tweed. Congratulations! sara Etgen-Baker November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM thanks for visiting and for your congratulatory words, Chris.

Andrea Dietrich November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM Great description using metaphors. Congrats you may be the only one who did tweed sara Etgen-Baker November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM thanks, Andrea

William Kelii Kekaula November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM I wondered why the Englishmen were so well-dressed, making themselves impressive. sara Etgen-Baker November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM true, tweed jackets and smoking a pipe :-)

Line Gauthier November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM Lovely throwback in my mind to the 70' and 80's when I sewed my own clothes and tweeds were the ultimate fall fabric. I loved the weight of it and how it draped. sara Etgen-Baker November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM I, too, enjoyed sewing with tweed and wearing it...something classy about it.

Frederic Parker November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM You can feel the texture of the cloth in this poem sara Etgen-Baker November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM thank you....glad to know...that's what I hoped to accomplish. hooray!