Great Granny's Blessing Poem by Reason A. Poteet

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Sweet great grandmother stitched history on cloth;
on samplers she published family events.
Interweavings of every marriage troth.
and birthdates of all her descendents.
Records of remembrance set down in thread.
Precious heirlooms, personal, made with pride
passed on to everyone with her prayer said.
The blessing from Great Granny justified.

She'd always ask kids to take a close look
at the back side where stitches were a mess.
She had sewn there in its own special nook
a cross which grandpa fashioned in his press.
A reminder of God's mercy and grace
and His redemption of our tangled side.
A cue to trust Him, to come face to face.
The blessing, hearts turned around, justified.