Summer Morning

for dVerse

day light touch my face
morning wakes but I in bed
open eye then close again

Huitain Cat

for dVerse

He’s a sly fellow with whimsies
to engage a leaf in combat
or catch my hand in a tease
or declare war upon the rats
to show his skill to me. The cat
only asks for this show my lap
to curl himself in warm and fat
purring. Letting me enjoy his nap.

Crochet

for dVerse
and Magpie Tale 151

An elegant tangle is wrought
from soft yarn twisted into
a delicate kind of knot.

Before beginning; careful thought:
wool or cotton, from which jeweled hue
will an elegant tangle be wrought?

Across the fingers keeping taut
and loose; the yarn glides through
to make a delicate kind of knot.

First stitch: hook and slipknot
pull through, a rhythm of redo, redo
thus is an elegant tangle wrought.

Loop and pull; again; it’s caught
between hook and hand anew
crafting a delicate kind of knot.

Forming something from naught
is an ancient joy made new
from which an elegant tangle is wrought
becoming a delicate kind of knot.