Purl Purl??
Posted by riverwillow in Photography on May 10, 2010
The Purl
The purl of the river babbled around her
As the purl of her hand knit sweater unraveled
Similar to the unraveling her life started
Those many years ago when
The first one broke the foundation.
The foundation of the marriage
With the lust in his heart
When he gave in or when he lusted?
Who is to say?
It says, “to lust in your heart is
The same sin as to commit the sin”
I wonder, has he learned the lesson too?
The purl in the sweater that unraveled
Was the last purl she ever raveled
She put up her yarns and needles
And traded for bugs and Beatles.
Something she had no interest in before
As she listened to hymns in reverent
Worship of the God they had sworn to speak of
For the rest of their lives, lies, lust, which first?
Now he’s gone,, she’s gone
And the children didn’t keep
They fell apart in their own way
One up, one down, both gone
And this Mother’s day once more
Was spent with loneliness
Unrequited, despite the efforts of the second
Who tried his best to wake me
From a sleep begun, never to be undone.
For sleep, when gotten, covers all.
© Abbey Nightowl Mother’s Day, Sunday May 9, 2010