Weaving

You have to be ready to touch it all,

to slide your fingers between the warp threads,

pressing into the weft.

You must kneel, squat, reach,

as it demands.

Leave wool alone on the loom

for three days

and it draws evil spirits.

To make the gift

you must love it every moment,

even when you are sick to death of it.

And touch it, even in the places that cut.