On knitting

I don't expect everyone to know this, but knitting has a sound. Perhaps, you're not even interested to know this. Imma tell ya anyways.

I've always found comfort in the familiar clicking and clacking associated with the craft. Additionally, I am soothed by the feel of knitting.

I have no idea if this is any good or not. I guess, it doesn't really matter if it's good or not. But, this is what I was thinking as I drifted off to sleep last night....

Knitting Has a Sound

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I sit curled in my favorite corner

The familiar sounds of bamboo sticks rubbing and tapping together

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Wood both rough and smooth

Points dulled from extended hours of use

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The feeling of the fiber

It brushes gently across my fingers and carries my worries away

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Eyeing carefully the patterns

Knowing each stitch in a way too intimate for words

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Breathe in and breathe out

Needle in, yarn over, needle out and yarn through

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Counting each movement with vigilance

1-2-3 your cares slide away with each completed stitch

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Fingers travelling with ease

Knowing well the texture which lies between them

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You reach the end

Feeling at once accomplished and full of regret

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Binding the row

Each bound stitch traps your worries within the garment

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Search the skeins

Close your eyes as you stroke each one

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Eyes still closed

You imagine the transformation from skein to garment

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A contented sigh

Locating the medium of your elation and knowing comfort awaits