A few weeks ago I asked my friend and recipient, LTCOL Barham Ferguson, if he would be able to craft a poem that described what it meant to receive a quilt from us. Barham is an incredibly talented write of poetry and prose and has already published a book called Love, Life and ANZAC Biscuits, which can be purchased at the Australian War Memorial among other places. A couple of days before the dinner, Barham sent this to me and Chaplain Mark Willis was kind enough to read it out for us at the dinner.
A Quilt Amazing
A parcel standard,
In the bag,
Shifts softly with the
letters.
A parcel standard.
Wrapped with tape,
With words but no
type-setters.
A parcel standard,
Named with care,
Sent with love from home.
A parcel standard,
Torn apart.
The contents too well known.
A quilt amazing,
Soon unfolds.
The colour and the shapes.
A quilt amazing,
Soft to touch.
The heart, delighted, aches.
A quilt amazing,
Made with love,
And crafted to perfection.
A quilt amazing,
My morale.
Now gets a resurrection.
A quilt amazing,
Keeps me warm,
The simple-est of pleasures
A quilt amazing.
Travels home.
An heirloom each one
treasures.
Barham J. R. Ferguson
2 November 2016
The laundry bag I made for Barham whilst he was deployed in South Sudan.
Till next time...... keep spreading the word and happy stitching!
Jan-Maree xx
Fantastic !
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