NaPoWriMo suggested writing on an unlikely aspect of a profession – like a farmer that doesn’t like vegetables and I couldn’t help thinking of my pleasure at cleaning and oiling my sewing machine after sewing the other day. I love the math and arithmetic and I love working and understanding machines.
for years I’ve sewn yards of fabric
many miles of thread all colors
enough to explore space I guess
I’ve counted the days in bobbins
I’ve rough measured bright patterned cloth
I’ve auditioned all the purples
There is a wall of colorful
options waiting for their moment
But underneath it all — my joy
the geometry and triangle math
the counting of pieces to cut
the labeling and ordering
and the cleaning and oiling of
the machine I work with daily.
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These lines struck me.
“There is a wall of colorful
options waiting for their moment”
I have friend who starts some of her quilts by pinning fabric to the wall.
Yes I like working on a wall too – and I have a wall o’fabric that serves as my palette. Thanks for reading!