4/11/08

Celebrating National Poetry Month: #11


Quilt
Our family
is a quilt
of odd remnants
patched together
in a strange
pattern,
threads fraying,
fabric wearing thin-
but made to keep
its warmth
even in bitter
cold.
Janet Wong

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5 comments:

  1. JBelle11.4.08

    Absolutely lovely. Lovely!

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  2. nonizamboni12.4.08

    IEG, your post touched me deeply. And a wonderful collage!
    I always come away from a visit with a newfound hope and/or joy.

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  3. R. Aastrup12.4.08

    Cool poem!

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  4. Christy Woolum12.4.08

    Thanks JBelle... this poem really spoke to me.
    Thanks Noni.. I feel the same about your blog.
    Rondi: I am glad you liked it. I am eager to hear about 1000 islands.

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  5. Jone13.4.08

    I love this. If you go to http://maclibrary.edublogs.org you will see some of the poems the students wrote.
    Jone

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