it is so seventeenth
century the way we still
shuttle memories back
and forth by hand so that
we have reason
to touch.
i let you hold
down the strongest
memories, stretched
tautly by time, while
i maintain the fill, following
each spun horizon.
the longer we do this,
the richer our threads.
the longer we do this,
the finer our patterns
the longer we do this,
the more alive our beloved
.
20100425:2058
y
This is an absolutely beautiful and far-reaching poem, “Y”. It covers families, cultures, communities. I especially like “richer our threads” and “finer our patterns”. Your photo is beautiful, as always. I don’t think I have ever seen yarn? displayed this way. Is it yarn?
yi-ching lin photography 
it is so seventeenth
century the way we still
shuttle memories back
and forth by hand so that
we have reason
to touch.
i let you hold
down the strongest
memories, stretched
tautly by time, while
i maintain the fill, following
each spun horizon.
the longer we do this,
the richer our threads.
the longer we do this,
the finer our patterns
the longer we do this,
the more alive our beloved
.
20100425:2058
y
This is an absolutely beautiful and far-reaching poem, “Y”. It covers families, cultures, communities. I especially like “richer our threads” and “finer our patterns”. Your photo is beautiful, as always. I don’t think I have ever seen yarn? displayed this way. Is it yarn?
yes, lambswool in the greenmarket, straight from the farm. thank you for the compliments!
This looks like the shop I work in! 🙂 I like the colors, and your poem is beautiful 🙂 Thanks!
thank you!