Quilt Block Poetry

Sitting in Grandmother's flower garden
looking at flying geese
to the clucking of duck and ducklings.
Remorseful over loss of the
previous night's fox and geese scuffle.
Wishing to meet Sunbonnet Sue
under the Tree of Life
working on her whole cloth,
and I on Stepping Stones
with Calico cats at our feet.
In the yard as pinwheels turn
the young children act crazy
after being squared away all morning long.
At this Arkansas crossroads,
there's gossip of Kansas troubles,
wedding rings, bachelor's puzzle over the single Irish.
Town florist orders Rose of Sharon,
cactus flower, and lillies.
Jacob's up on the ladder,
helping with the brain raisin'.
Jack's in the Pulpit
preaching about Joseph's coat.
Life moves slowly on
like a turning Kaliedscope here.

*these are actual quilt block names: Kaliedscope, Joseph's coat, Jack-in-the-pulpit, Barn raising (form of Log Cabin), Jacob's ladder, cactus flower, lilies (various), Rose of Sharon, Single Irish, Bachelor's Puzzle, Kansas Troubles, Arkansas crossroads, Square in a Square, crazy patchwork, Pinwheels, Calico Cats, Stepping Stones, Sunbonnet Sue, Tree of Life, whole cloth (no patchwork), Duck and Duckling, Fox and Geese, Flying Geese, and Grandmother's Flower Garden.

There are so many quilt blocks, I could do this again. Fun & creative. Sounds kind of good for Thanksgiving as well.

• Flying Geese: passage of time, better things ahead
• patchwork: take things apart only to put them back together again; mosaic of experiences
• whole cloth: unity, elaborate, simple
• Fox and Geese: adversarial relationships always exist; be alert
• Duck and Duckling: mommies, relationships, cute to watch
• Tree of Life: purpose, life is given, redemption
• Jack-in-the-pulpit: vocations? lessons to be learned in life whether you want them or not
• Kaleidscope: life keeps moving, always with beautiful outcomes
• Barn Raising: Support of community, financial security, roof above one's head
• Jacob's Ladder: keep on moving no matter how difficult the road is, God is always there for you to reach out towards
• Cactus Flower, Rose of Sharon, Lillies: beauty, blessedness, purity, naturality
• Bachelor's Puzzle: humor
• Kansas Troubles: be thankful you don't have the always more severe problems and conflicts that others endure; there's always someone with more struggles, more hardship
• Square in a Square: order does exist
• Crazy patchwork: go on and have a little fun, there's an order to the madness (colors can't clash too much)
• Stepping Stones: there is a definite pathway and reason even if you cannot see it in the darkness
• Sunbonnet Sue: the sun will rise tomorrow, sunshine on your shoulders actually does make you happy, go on and wear the outfit that makes you feel great
• Arkansas crossroads: Robert Frost's "The Road Less Traveled"
• Grandmother's Flower Garden: matured beauty, stability
• Pinwheels: winds of change do blow; joy of children

Happy Thanksgiving
&
May God Bless