Quilt Poetry
 A few poems that I have saved for years from my magazines

These poems are full of quilt names, which are in capital letters.  See how many of the quilts you remember.

Antique Sewing

I can remember celebrating the CENTENNIAL in the LITTLE RED HOUSE we called THE OLD HOMESTEAD.  It was actually JACK'S HOUSE, THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.  SUNSHINE from the RISING SUN highlighted the SPIDER'S WEB engulfing the FOUR TULIPS in the TULIP BASKET.  It was a LADIES DELIGHT, a GRANDMOTHER'S DREAM.

The table was set with ODDS AND ENDS, CRAZY ANN had put CORN ND BEANS in GRANDMOTHER'S  OWN, PICKLE DISH.  There were HEARTS AND GIZZARDS in the CUT GLASS DISH.  The TWIN SISTERS from a nearby COUNTRY FARM thought they were in the GARDEN OF EDEN and put an ORANGE PEEL in the ICE CREAM BOWL.  There were MILKY WAY bars in a GRAPE BASKET that the NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, MISS JACKSON brought over.  There was a STRAWBERRY in the CHERRY BASKET, and a TEA LEAF on the CAKE STAND.  For a center piece, SARAH'S FAVORITE was a SINGLE SUNFLOWER in a ROYAL JAPANESE VASE, while MOLLIES CHOICE was FOUR LITTLE BASKETS filled with TEXAS FLOWERS.  

TEXAS TEARS flowed in that CRAZY HOUSE as everyone did the OLD MAIL'S RAMBLE to the tune of over the RAINBOW which was   GRANDMOTHER'S CHOICE, and HANDY ANDY took a picture for the ALBUM

Betty J Clark.

CRAZY ANN the antique lady stood under the WINDMILL on the OLD HOMESTEAD hoping to pick up some bargains.  The HOME TREASURE of a lifetime were being auctioned and she had her eye on a CAKE STAND and a CUT GLASS DISH.  And that complete set of TEA LEAF pattern china ... what a find!  They dragged a PIN CUSHION, some WATERED RIBBON,  a few SPOOLS, an ODD PATTERN, the broken pieces of FANNY'S FAN, a TANGLED GARTER and more of the GRANDMOTHER'S OWN ODDS.

by Betty Cramton

A 1982 LOVE AFFAIR

(PUN INTENDED0!

By Audrey L. Humbhrey

There once was a funny lady named CRAZY ANN.

She was a STAR from OHIO.

A man named CLAY from TEXAS was in LOVE with her.

I guess you could say she was CLAY'S CHOICE.

CRAZY ANN'S YOUNG MAN'S FANCY thoughts were leading to STEPS TOT HE ALTAR.

CRAZY ANN suggested they go on a WILD GOOSE CHASE fling to th 1982 WORLD FAIR and tie the LOVER'S KNOT there.

CRAZY ANN hollered as they drifted into the SUNSET--"I hope you catch the wedding BOUQUET!"

The FLYING GEESE landed near the INDIAN TRAIL at the foot of the DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS.  One BROWN GOOSE waddled alone, along the SHADED TRAIL.  He went ZIGZAG across to the CROSS ROADS at the OLD WINDMILL.  His GOOSE TRACKS followed the STEPPING STONES to the GARDEN near a LOG CABIN.  Here he took flight and joined some other BIRDS IN AIR as the NORTH WIND blew through the TALL PINE TREE.

by Patricia A. Aho

GRANDPA'S MEMORIES

Grandpa 'n I strolled through GRANDMA'S FLOWER GARDEN to pick my BRIDAL BOUQUET.  He spoke of how  she was every GENTLEMEN'S FANCY with her HOUR GLASS figure;  and chuckled about putting JACOB'S LADDER to the window to serenade her.  Soon after, they tied the LOVER'S KNOT and headed up the ALTAR STEPS.

Looking through her ALBUM he winked with a tearful eye and whispered, "You were always your GRANDMOTHER'S PRIDE and joy.

By Pamela Martin

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