Entry for November 13, 2007/ Poetry Wednesday

Now this is a nice poem,cuddly, by a wonderful poet who was very popular when I was young and excited about the world. Click on Nikki's name and read more about her. Enjoy Susan Quilts
byNikki Giovanni
(for Sally Sellers) Like a fading piece of cloth I am a failure No longer do I cover tables filled with food and laughter My seams are frayed my hems falling my strength no longer able To hold the hot and cold I wish for those first days When just woven I could keep water From seeping through Repelled stains with the tightness of my weave Dazzled the sunlight with my Reflection I grow old though pleased with my memories The tasks I can no longer complete Are balanced by the love of the tasks gone past I offer no apology only this plea: When I am frayed and strained and drizzle at the end Please someone cut a square and put me in a quilt That I might keep some child warm And some old person with no one else to talk to Will hear my whispers And cuddle near
Copyright © Nikki Giovanni. From the Visual Verse Project. Used with permission of the author