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My Patchwork Life

April 30, 2015 by Ann Marquette

Dedicated to all who have been, are, and will be a part of my patchwork life.
What an amazing life
Like a beautiful patchwork quilt
Various shades of colors
A variety of designs~

Family, friends, acquaintances
Some famous personalities
Some only whispers
Some a passing breeze
Some who stay forever,
In this life and beyond~

Traumatic painful times
Soft and quiet hours
And oh yes…
Miraculous, magical moments
Peaceful, wonderfully loving moments~

The most beautiful patches
All the special people
Happy times
Magic moments…
But, every single one
Sewn together
To match, blend, highlight, contrast
Every Blessed piece
Make up this…
Wonderful patchwork life of mine~

Posted in Musings, Poetry | Tagged acquaintances, ann marquette, colors, designs, family, famous personalities, forever, friendly acquaintances, friends, Inspiration, joy, life, magical, passing breeze, patchwork, patchwork quilt, peaceful, quiet times, Seahorse, traumas | 12 Comments

12 Responses

on April 30, 2015 at 7:10 PM | Reply Regis

A fine and uplifting poem that shares your positive outlook, Ann. I wish I felt that way. I know it is within each one of us to choose but, circumstances in life sometimes make it seemingly impossible (for example to be the one I ought to be with). Well, you already know that theme. Nicely done.

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- on April 30, 2015 at 7:18 PM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Thanks Regis. I have my off days,like I did yesterday. But I always know that it will pass, and I ask God for His peace; and it comes 🙂
  
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on April 30, 2015 at 7:59 PM | Reply Laurie Buchanan

Ann, What a lovely — absolutely lovely — poem 🙂

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- on April 30, 2015 at 8:14 PM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Thank you Laurie, so glad you like it.
  
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on April 30, 2015 at 8:32 PM | Reply Kathleen Kennedy

Beautiful Ann. I love patchwork and quilting as a metaphor for life. The richness of collective experiences sewn together to make something even more stunning than any one square moment alone.

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- on April 30, 2015 at 8:49 PM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Thanks Kathleen, so glad you like this. And I love your comment.
  
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on April 30, 2015 at 11:13 PM | Reply Dan O

Very well done Ann; an interesting way to frame the events of a lifetime. It encourages one to look at the whole rather than cherry pick the bad times to feed his feelings of rejection, failure, and discontent.

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- on May 1, 2015 at 12:17 AM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Hey Dan, fancy seeing you here! Thanks and glad you like this piece. I appreciate the comments.
  
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on May 12, 2015 at 2:43 PM | Reply daman

Reblogged this on Sassania's Blog and commented:
LIFE
What an amazing life
Like a beautiful patchwork quilt
Various shades of colors
A variety of designs~

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- on May 12, 2015 at 4:09 PM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Thank you daman for posting my post on your blog. I would have liked your comment to be your own thoughts about it 🙂
  
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on July 5, 2015 at 3:39 PM | Reply D. Wallace Peach

What a beautiful poem. I love the imagery and yes, we are the patchwork of all our varied pieces, the silk and cotton, the perfect shapes and the tattered edges.

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- on July 5, 2015 at 3:44 PM | Reply Ann Marquette
  
  Thank you D 🙂
  
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