spinning II

the weather shines:
the cold sun graces
us as all the leaves burn

dark comes quickly
and firelight warms
mind as well as body

the spinning wheel makes
a quiet rhythm in the
room, the clickety-clack

soothing as the rough
wool slips through 
my fingers

unpracticed hands and
feet mean I cannot
get even yarn

silence builds my heart
after a life time
of harm

One Year Round The Sun
Return to Collections all
next poem