Thanks to Marilyn Hazelton for publishing this sequence in red lights. I wrote it years ago on one of the many times artist Nancy Tingey has exhibited at Belconnen Arts Centre. I always find Nancy's work inspiring!
flights of time
that turn into a nest
the care
she takes selecting
textiles for a patchwork quilt
life's scraps
of twigs leaves and moss
she recycles
extra bits of cloth
from a skirt or dress
bird-worked
intricate and soft
art honed
working day and night
singing with each stitch
speckled eggs
beneath a feathered breast
warm and safe
a mother waits
resting from her work
creation's gift
how can we express
the wonder
of a tucked up child
a fledgling in its nest
First published in red lights 17:2, 2020.
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