Saturday, 2 October 2010

patched flashback

appliques on my quilt
are a tapestry
my mom has written a story or more in patches
I have tried to unthread it
the needle pierced my thumb
mom gloated over it

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Why don't you try something in 160 characters? Space included!
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22 comments:

  1. Ramesh Sood2 October 2010 at 10:59

    Here's saluting you, Gautami.. how do you pick up the threads from anywhere and then to talk of unthreading.. Wow! God bless!

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  2. chrisd2 October 2010 at 19:50

    I guess that Mom's sharp needle brought you back to the here and now. Moms are good for that.


    http://myscatteredstones.blogspot.com/2010/10/sunda-scribblings-235.html

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  3. ana2 October 2010 at 22:18

    "my mom has written a story or more in patches"

    Such a nice image

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  4. J Cosmo Newbery2 October 2010 at 22:35

    There are times when I definitely become unravelled.

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  5. joanny3 October 2010 at 01:27

    this story 160 made me smile--- Mothers can be like that with "I told you so" attitude.

    Nice 160,

    Joanny

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  6. Deborah3 October 2010 at 02:21

    Aaw moms should never gloat, wonderful 160 :o)

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  7. jaerose3 October 2010 at 03:31

    Lovely reminiscence Gautami.Jae.

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  8. Brian Miller3 October 2010 at 03:42

    we have a patchwork quilt handed down through the family, filled with stories...moms gloating though is a bit disturbing...

    my 160

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  9. gs batty3 October 2010 at 08:18

    the family quilts....notheing like them to create wonderful memories.

    great poem

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  10. Alice Audrey3 October 2010 at 08:36

    Tsk, that isn't nice of her at all. Wait. You're pulling a quilt apart?!

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  11. gautami tripathy3 October 2010 at 08:38

    Audrey, you got that right! I was! But her stitches are so good, That I couldn't..

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  12. Monkey Man3 October 2010 at 09:01

    Mom's rule...their world. You just don't mess with them. Great Sunday 160. Thanks for playing.

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  13. PattiKen3 October 2010 at 09:42

    Very nice. I love those family quilts that tell a story in memories.

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  14. Elizabeth3 October 2010 at 09:43

    I love the idea of patched together stories that bring warmth long after being sewn together. Were you attempting to unravel it so you could put your version in there? With your explanation above, she's got good reason to gloat. Wonderful piece,

    Elizabeth

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  15. gospelwriter3 October 2010 at 10:00

    I like this very much - the mom's story, the daughter having a different version perhaps? Great 160

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  16. Kerry O'Connor3 October 2010 at 11:06

    A wonderful metaphor for the mother-daughter relationship!

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  17. Victoria3 October 2010 at 12:11

    Creative way of expressing a universal truth...well done.
    Victoria

    http://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/sunday-160-sweet-ps/

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  18. Prayer Girl3 October 2010 at 15:06

    What a beautiful set of thoughts woven together in just 160 characters. Wonderful.

    Mine is up.

    PG

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  19. Arian Tejano3 October 2010 at 19:59

    mothers indeed can write/recreate memories even w/o writing.

    reel rewindings

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  20. Divaa Divine3 October 2010 at 23:25

    i like the weave of ur words and the trance in ur expression!

    http://2short2sweet.blogspot.com/2010/10/day-3-heart-brings-you-back.html

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  21. she4 October 2010 at 22:15

    moms are good at saying I told you so, aren't they? (myself included!)

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  22. Geraldine5 October 2010 at 08:44

    A lot of memories and emotion woven into these lines.

    www.mypoeticpath.wordpress.com
    www.veggiesyarnsandtails.wordpress.com

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