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Marnie Weintz's avatar

Thank you for this beautiful prompt and all of the inspiration! Here’s what I came up with.

What I didn’t know before

What I didn’t know before was

how many knots a single string

could be tangled into

by an ambitious seven year old

who wanted a sewing machine

for Christmas. Mama can you

teach me how to sew?

I don’t know much about sewing.

But I know a lot about untangling

messes that I didn’t make

and unraveling what was once

the fabric of my life.

I know a lot about finding

common threads disguised as

knots that could never

and should never be undone.

I don’t know much about sewing

but I made this patchwork life for us

from all the warmth and

softness I could gather.

So make all the beautiful messes

you can make, sweet girl.

And I’ll teach you how to weave love

through it all.

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Alyssa Moeller's avatar

Very rough venture for this draft. And that is enough, which is perfect!

What else is there?

A seed flees from its mother tree,

To find a place to rest.

A bed of soil to lay its head,

Thinking that must be best.

Over the winter long and dark

It stays trapped in its shell.

“There must be more!”, it screams inside.

“I’m in a living Hell!”

Spring begins and with it comes

Stirring, changes, growth.

Made to shift beyond its shell

And someday be an Oak.

It pushes down and reaches out-

Powerfully unbound.

With tender leaves I find myself

And break free from the ground.

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