Quilted Poems
“Quilted Poems” was the title of a Special Exhibit at the Mancuso Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival (Feb, 2022, Hampton Virginia) as well as a book representing all the poems and quilts exhibited.
Each quilter chose poems that inspired them from poems submitted by members of the Poetry Society of Virginia. The quilter designed a quilt that is inspired by the poem. Kathleen Decker, President, Colonial Piecemakers Quilt Guild and Vice President (Eastern Region) of the Poetry Society of Virginia curated this exhibit. The poem chosen by a quilter was displayed alongside her quilt. Sixty-two poems were displayed along with the quilts. Quilts were professionally photographed, and a book was created with the images of quilts and the poems that inspired them.
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Violin #1
by Stacy Clair
Five a.m. and she calls my name
The air is calm and undisturbed
It's the perfect time to touch her
I am drawn to her
She is my addiction
Her body is smooth and curvy
A smile breaks my lips as I reach out
She quivers under my touch
I lift her to my face
I inhale her sweet, sweet scent
I ask her to sing for me
She remains silent
She's waiting for me to put my hands on her
Waiting for my fingers to touch her in the right spot
I do so and she trills a beautiful melody
It's just for me
She sings only for me
I know just what to do to pull the music from her body
Hours later and she still trembles as I run my fingertips down her neck
I can feel the mesmerized eyes of the audience as they share my private moment
I glide the bow back and forth, faster and faster
The feeling becomes more and more intense
I can feel the breath catch in their throats
I can see their eyes invading mine
I make her sing for them
As the final note is held my own breath catches
I feel her body begin to calm underneath of mine
Five p.m. and she whispers my name
The air is full of static electricity
It's the perfect time to lay her down to rest
I pull her gently from my face
I thank her for the magical music we just made
I exhale and walk off the stage
