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Premium Member out learn'd mitt's digits

.
                            there      know
                                    were 
                                    thick

                       stretch'd        digit
                                     each 
                               unto      purty
                                      hern 
                                    grow'd

                                 fromg thuh
                          bubble        unto
                                     wand
                                   knit one
                                   purl two
                                   bootiez for ourn     you
                                                                l'il

Premium Member Shuffling the Deck to Fall Asleep, Perchance

Falling asleep is such sweet sorrow!
Alas, lullabies are so 'Yesterday''!
It started with counting sheep:
Knit one, Purl One,
Knit two Together,
Promenading One by One, 
Fluffy Cute Wee little Lambs,
Jumping over a fence.
One, two, three, four........
zzzzzzzzzzz
But, the shepherds
shooed the flock back inside the shed.
Said it was midnight mayhem - 
'duffing sheep to rustle sleep'!
So the Hypnos Somnus Gurus 
required other ideas!

Up popped a new one from the Deck Chairs.
'Cognitive Shuffling of Random Letters'!
Wow that would switch 
everyone off to sleep as is!
You start with a random word -
say "Pluto, or Pillow".
Then shuffle onto other "P" words -
say "Plane, Poodle, Play, Peaches"
If not asleep by then,
Move onto the "L"s or "Q"s
You get the idea!
Sleep Well, My Friend!

Premium Member Knitting Memories in the Dark

Knit one, purl one
two knit together.
On we go, entwining begun.
Next a loop we pull to tether
Then a purl one, a reversal done.
Now a lace embrace, two as one forever.


Premium Member Sheep, Sheep a Wandering

Stray sheep play hide-and-seek
Knit one, Purl one, Knit Two together
Pick up a stitch, before it slips, and runs
Intertwining it, lest the pattern unravels
and the wayward flock topples over the cliff.
For sheep astray will play
with a wondering lust for wandering.

Premium Member Grandma Lulu the Knitting Queen

Grandma Lulu loved to knit.
She was the knitting queen.
She has been doing this for ninety years.
Click. Click. Click. Click.Click.

She lived in a house full of yarns.
Baby yarns, skinny yarns, fluffy yarns, shiny yarns.
Yarns of many colors, light yarns, dark yarns, balls and skeins.
Knit purl purl knit; knit purl, purl, knit.

For Christmas we relatives got slippers.
Blue, yellow, orange, red, green, gray slippers.
Our babies got knitted layette sets.
Click. Click. Click. Click.Click.

She also created knitted Christmas ornaments.
Penguins, socks, or ruffled candy canes.
If you visited her, she never looked up.
You heard the constant click of her knitting needles.

The first thing we noticed after her funeral
Was the sad silence of her house; no longer a home.

Premium Member The Maker

The Maker : Knit and Purl


The Maker wields the needles
 of predestination and free will,
One in each strong, talented hand. 
Knitting the yarn and thread of our lives
Into the fabric of time with such love.
Knit ,with predestination;
His will is done.
Purl ,with free will;
Our choices made.
Knit and purl, purl and knit,
The pattern known to Him and yet 
allowed to be as it is, who it is. 
It is when choice agrees with His will
That the pattern becomes 
as beautiful as He intended. 
Until the tapestry of lives
 form who we are, why we are.
Interlocking with others,
Becoming part of the
 pattern of all things.
The Enemy cuts
With sharp shears of deceit.
 Maniacally ripping jagged holes.
The Maker patiently mends
With healing truth and love.
Knit and purl, purl and knit
Until we are whole again.


Premium Member Knuckle Up

toss one knuckle up
catch it, knuckle to knuckle, on back of hand
toss, two, three, four knuckles up
catch them, knuckle to knuckle, on back of hand
knuckle bumping, lambkin and kid
knit one, purl one, knit two together.

Lost Stitches

If you can’t stand the criticism
put down your pen
Instead take up knitting
but caution the thread
Too thick and your stifled
too thin and your bare
As needles purl over
—what hides in despair

(Dreamsleep: October, 2022)

Premium Member From a Deck Chair

Into the mystic and blue water purl
  I watch in motion season’s changing guard,
and rising ocean drafts its far depths swirl
  up silica sandstone cliffs steeped and scarred.
Where silver eucalypts shadow the sea,
  and apple blossom in pink clusters soon
shed soft petals till fruit hangs from its tree -
  and chrysalis to butterfly cocoon.
Hear the honey bees and songbirds’ refrain
  as the September sun over Torbay
invites perennial chorus again -
  and new buds open upon a new day.
From my deck chair I’ll kick back tomorrow 
when spring’s bow lets fly El Nino’s arrow.


             Written: September 1995

Purl

I'd like to be dressed 
In stretched clothes that you're wearing like a taming.
I wouldn't try to climb on the fabric,
To climb with elbows on the shoulders.
I would be closer to you
Exploring attire
From the inside .

Premium Member She Likes To Knit Her Noodles

Her chopsticks are at the ready.
Her hands are good and steady.
She likes to knit her noodles!
The task has just begun...

She starts off with a mango Welt
With pride, with zest, with tang.
It's a mesmerising watch
While the wiggling noodles hang.

Next. She's on to saucy Stocking Stitch.
Her garment sure does grow!
Knit one - Purl one - Knit two together
On each tasty row.

And this main course is called
" Knit Purl Chopstick Cha "
With a curry Cabled centre,
With sides of paprika Purl and Knit korma.

And as an extra tasty treat
BBQ Rib Raglan is on the menu.
Trust me! This kind of cuisine
Can't be found in any old venue!

From there on, the sleeves do drop
Like the soy sauce shaken a top.
Neatly Knitted are the Ribs.
Who voted for fish and chips?

To finish this fine course...
Knit - Slip - Knit - Pass Slip Stitch over.
This will make the button holes
For the chocolate to melt all over.

And on completion, these knitted noodles
Slide straight on down her throat...
Before we've had a chance to prove her skill
This talent to others gloat!

Premium Member If and When, It Depends

Knit one purl one, knit two together.
Drop a stitch, it runs.
Unpick, pick-up the loops one by one, 
align them, precisely, nicely right,
on your knitting needle.
Get back to counting sheep to sleep
where you left off.
Knit one, purl one, knit two together.
Repeat to end of line.

Seams unseemly, jeans too loose.
Letting out is needed.
Stitch-picker to the rescue.
Pry and poke the needle in
and cut unseemly threads that bind
and hold the seams together.
But if it hurts, depends 
on when you have your stitches out. 

To pick up the pieces,
swivel and swing, parry and prise 
those pick-up sticks in turnpike prickly stack,
red ones, green ones, blue and violet.
It's up to you to choose, the piece you want to lose
without jostling, moving or shaking any other piece.
For if it wobbles, ever so slightly,
your friends will notice
and you lose.

Slave To Time

A second is defiant 
a minute is aggressive towards my dreams
flourishes a formidable mental anarchy
I creep confidently by the tail of a second
To the dejection of sympathizers
The patience of my sympathizers tires me
Waiting for the minute of abortive strife
Anticipated steps abrogated
Triumphant move trails the second
When fear surrogates confidence
Hope carries away the receiving end
Pain being exacerbated by giving
To bond the two sides
For passionate diffusion
Carrying hope together
Sending waves beyond normal.

The prologue was so pulsating
With punitive ideas meant to probate
pummeling the frail wasn't prolific
the effort of maternal Ponto punch,
but made it abreast with the potent

pseudo abrogate of stitch made it puck
the accord was to prelude penal
disloyalty chastens from pudenda
we swore the cause by purity
now we stand exhibiting 
enjoying our terrifying purl

Listening To the Hush

I sit here
grounded on the banks
a steady stream
of emotions
purl over mind's thoughts
as i skip stones
on the river below
listening to the echoes
as it babbles on

i've traveled
the same long
winding path
i watch it take
as it fades
into the fog

i close my eyes
listening to the hush
of another somber day
carried on the zephyr
of spring's rain

i see you
momentarily
reaching out
beyond shadows
before they fall

i sit here
grounded
on the banks
of time

awaiting
.... alone

Premium Member Hooker Fun

Tricolor yarn soft as a baby
Do I knit or do I crochet?
Slip stitch, one knit, one purl
Scarves, booties, and blanket
One stitch at a time
Soft and pretty
So much joy
Hooker
Fun

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