Tag: sewing

  • A Little Letter to Grandma

    Miryem (Miriam) Ulinover When to my little town I made my wayfor the very last stayyou, my grandmama, showed mesomething quite assuredly… You placed into a bundle,packed up, well-secured –ten needles, a scissor, a thimble,seven spools of thread. “My darling girl”, you softly say,while stroking my face,“Remember, as soon as holes appear,remove the dress and…

  • Dowry

    Work, girlies, work! / Work through day and night; / sew up blouses, little frocks, / then dress up to the nines!

  • In Our Old Poor Home

    Like a sinking ship in a deep wavy sea / my little home sunk unsteady and alone / and like hungry dogs in an empty market / mice ran around crying steadily at night