c u p p e n r o o d

detail of painting by Hawthorne: The Dressmaker

coloring book

page the Ritz

thought coloring shapes those births week shared with daughters

stepping stones

following year, stones
stepping through bones
walking there

thought as patching water

northern glass, southern cold

twice sewn, curtains machined through hands cover northern glass in summer shades for winter snows
multiple pieced warm,
cloth scissored once, more, stored months, for cold southern gardens brown, shiver short-haired breeds
walking water cloaks

The background cloth was curtains in the summer studio in New York. The pieced cloth was a southern skirt, years older than our canine who needs a coat this winter.