These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Embroidery

Needlepoint of colorful threads
makes the image sharp.
Spending time, while resting the mind,
singing as with a harp.

Tea towels with their coffee cups
make a pretty pair.
Another with a saying adds
its hope to a friendship there.

Two wedding gifts with its "Mr. & Mrs."
were finished with great joy.
"Home Sweet Home" the third one shows
its pleasant threads employ.

Three birdies with their feathers blue
sit perched upon some stems.
"Be your own kind of beautiful"
are the words, that show with them.

Embroidery or backstitch, knit
are projects I have made.
So many more to anticipate
as needle time is bade.

by Jay O’Toole
on October 23rd, 2024