Knitter' s blues
Fine yarn for thoughts,
cakes and balls,
Monochrome,
Multicolored,
Self-striping,
Variegated.
Sometimes 4ply,
Sometimes barely visible,
Bouclee for doubts,
Tweed for plans,
Mink silk for dreams
That never come true.
Fine yarn for thoughts.
Undyed wool
For religions,
Plush and fur
For stories of hope,
Full of castles in the sky.
Fine yarn for thoughts,
And stacks of needles.
Hooks for bouquets,
Markers
Marking the months
And sleepless nights.
Fine yarn for thoughts
Cashmere,
Blood red,
Cardinal red
Like dark berry wine,
For memories of the past.
Fine yarn for thoughts
Running away,
Unravelling
In the snow.
Turning to ice,
Only to fall apart.
Fine yarn for thoughts.
And needles
Pinning me
To the threads,
Like St. Sebastian's arrows
Piercing the mind.