For lots of reasons, I find myself reading most books these days by ereader, yet still I adore old books and stores which feature them! I love the sight, smell and feel of them, but there is something more! I hear the voices of each soul who held, read, and loved the book before me. Old books, old friends!
The tattered pages
Speak of those who’ve gone before
Can you hear the whispers?
By Martha L Shaw ©2015
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I dare say
of quill and quilt,
they both tell a beautiful story.
Ah, but when you nest with the quilt
and her many cozy chapters
do settle down for a long
fascinating read!
By Martha L Shaw ©2017
Four generations of tales . . . and love
shared from my family to you!
-MLSHAW
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Tapers on the sofa table
Gently lit the room
For it was night.
While mother slept,
Father and I enjoyed the gentle candle light
And stories from another time and place.
We needed no warmth
From those candles, though.
That came from father’s heart.
He knew I’d be waiing.
I knew he’d come.
Sleep didn’t come easily to him.
We spent hours together
He shared so many stories
Oa life as a boy,family,the farm…
Tales of many generations
Retold in the gently lit room
Well into the night.
Tears come as I share this
But not of sadness,
All of joy!
As we retired for the night,
I waited for his sounds of sleep
Before taking to my bed.
He is gone now,
But my memories still bring
Love, peace, and rest!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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Let us adore Him
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Its softness is enhanced
By age and use.
Its colors faded by the light of many days,
And its fibers show wear
Yet its beauty is all I see,
All I feel,
And all I know.
Its story is one of patience
And of time and effort.
It contains both pain and pleasure.
The fabrics of many lives intertwined
To become one . . .
It is not one story,
But rather generations of stories
Shared by the fire,
Told over tea,
Revealed as fine thread
Wove scraps of many lives
Into something too beautiful not to share.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2013
This lovely quilt, subject of the symbolism in my poem, goes back multiple generations in my family and is approx 150 years old. Oh, the stories it has to tell me are many!
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Impressions in the snow,
A warmth no chill can mask,
Remind of glad tidings
Both now and yet to come!
By Martha L Shaw – © 12-9-2013
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Its softness is enhanced
By age and use.
Its colors faded by the light of many days,
And its fibers show wear
Yet its beauty is all I see,
All I feel,
And all I know.
Its story is one of patience
And of time and effort.
It contains both pain and pleasure.
The fabrics of many lives intertwined
To become one . . .
It is not one story,
But rather generations of stories
Shared by the fire,
Told over tea,
Revealed as fine thread
Wove scraps of many lives
Into something too beautiful not to share.
By Martha L Shaw – © 12-16-2013
This lovely quilt, subject of the symbolism in my poem, goes back multiple generations in my family and is approx 150 years old. Oh, the stories it has to tell me are many!
#faith#love#spirituality#God#peace#mountaintop#strength#FAMILYLIFE#GREATGIFT#GREATGIFTS#Advent#baby#Christianity #Christmas #faith #God #GREATGIFT #Jesus#manger#Motherhood #poetry, #Spirituality
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