Quill #4 - Crosses (1995)

Glittering threads between my hands,
Right hand crosses left.
Golden flowers in narrow bands,
Left hand crosses right.

Satin birds fly where I will,
Right hand crosses left.
Feathered deer grow on a hill,
Left hand crosses right.

Stitches on a linen weave,
Right hand crosses left.
Fill the world for which I grieve,
Left hand crosses right.

Hair is all that's left of him,
Right hand crosses left.
I'll sew it till my light grows dim,
Left hand crosses right.

Victorian tribute to the dead,
Right hand crosses left.
Pillow where I'll lay my head,
Left hand crosses right.

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This poem won the Silas Summers Literary Award, 1st Place in poetry, 1995-96, and was published in the e-magazine, Cartouche, in 1996.