Being someone who spends a lot of time writing for a living, its logical that I dabble in poetry myself.
I find it’s a great exercise, trying to convey a thought or emotion in a limited amount of words.
I won’t subject you to my amateur attempts right now, but I came across this poem I thought you might enjoy.
It’s by a New Zealand poet named Vaughan Rapatahana.
I’m knitting this poem
for you.
knit 1 purl 2.
Found the pattern
in an old drawer
fraying at the seams.
knit 1 purl 2.
I’m tatting together
a crochet
to keep us warm.
p2sso.
Cabling
a colourful coverall
to contain love.
p2sso.
No slip-stitched
tangle here.
k2tog.
Only this
inter/twined/applique
taut to the touch.
k2tog.
I’m knitting this poem
for you.
knit 1 purl 2.
Ribbing together
a cardigan of care
we can don
anytime our world
unravels.
knit 1 purl 2.
I’ve sewn up
this poem
for you.
bind off.
So what do you think?
Was this poem for you?
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