Best Needlework Poems

How to behave now

he finds me sketching him with 

a needle and thread?...

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You were beautiful, 
my tiny child, 
wrapped tightly in my arms, 
close to my heart.
I listened to you breathing.
I counted your fingers
and your toes.
Helpless, 
you...

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In London, away in a terrace
Half-hidden with elm trees and grime,
Lived young Violet, in her parents' house,
Left alone for near all of the time,

As her...

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Family heirlooms

Some collect old art pieces, jewelry or photos.
Others, end tables, organ benches, or beds
If it belonged to Grandma or Grandpa it’s a keeper.
Especially fancy...

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The day was long and she was spent
off to the pool our hot mom went
asked for some lotion
and dreamlike potion
drifting away she was content

Before to...

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I got a SoupMail; didn’t know
Who sent it, so I read it.
A person found a poem of mine
And had the thought to thread it.

By that,...

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 Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust
Polished now in the  hallway, my  fond antique
Recalling Grandaunt’s delicate craftwork--
Each pattern of fabric threaded  with...

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Artistic. 

Brilliant colours. 

Dainty embroidery.

Fragile golden hues in jewelled kaftans.

Light multicoloured needlework on patchwork quilts.

Rich silken tapestries

Unusual vestments with xstitching.

Yarmulke & Zucchetto.

A Beautiful Collection





zucchetto- --a...

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Sitting by some hay
Doing some quick needlework
I drop the needle

Russell Sivey

Entrant into Dana'lynn Smith's "Needle in the Hay" contest

3/1/2012...

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Pasha Acremodios grew greedy,
discontented with the domain he dominated,
so he turned covetous eyes toward Farabia,
sending his soldiers to seize this ripened plum

Spoiling for a fight...

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Artfully arranged articles:
Books beside bedding,
Clocks, camera, china cups clinking,
Dishes, decanters, dining damask,
Electronics
Facing ferns,
Gardening gear.   Gaudy
Handwoven hats hide
Inkstained
Jute.   Junk jewelry,
Kitchenware, kite kits,
Linens...

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It was the late 18th century and Abegail was twenty-one years old,
     She was about to be married soon to an...

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Things

Things . . . 
Things?
Things!
Just ordinary
Things.
Familiar Things.
Everyday Things.
Obvious Things.
Even trivial Things.


Things seen
Front on or 
From an angle.
Things glimpsed.
Things touched.
The smell 
Of Things.
The feel 
Of Things.


Things?
Yes...

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Relaxing on a sunday afternoon
I love to paint and needlework quilts
I love to relax on my patio, to see the
fruits of my work and smile
I...

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Dearest sister-in law, 
 
Today, I met the person,  
you tried in your match-making effort for me. 
He was quite a nice one! 
Although,...

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