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Skirt of many long colors
sewn in gathers
and tiers
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brushing my ankles
with playful seams
cutting through the design
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of mismatched patterns
wearing thin
after all these years
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washing on delicate
hanging to dry
one more time.
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© 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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Seasonings 
Well loved and worn friend.🎶💜
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Indeed – this was an ode to my favorite old skirt (bought in 1994) that I’m trying to keep in one piece. 😆
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I wish I had kept more of my old clothes! 💜
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Thank you for the reblog, Jonathan.
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Hmm…and I thought I was the lone survivor of the “just one more time” club. 🙂
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You’re not alone, Charlie. 😉 I’m afraid this favorite old skirt won’t survive one more washing.
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“Hanging out to dry one more time” / sounds like life as I now know it. Your cousin in Texas
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Hi cousin, great to see you here! Yes, this is an appropriate metaphor for us these days I think – you’re right. 😄
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I know the feeling. Keep it and make some art with it! (K)
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Good idea! So far I’ve just taken photos. (It’s really fragile now – the fabric is tearing out in a couple of places. I only wear it at home now…but still love it. 🙂 )
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Of course traditional quilts have always used old clothing. But there’s a lot you could do (although nothing would replace having it to wear).
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Will have to give it some thought. Maybe I could make a couple of pillows out of it. 😊 Thanks for the idea to repurpose the material somehow.
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Gorgeous color, Betty.
I think you’re someone I’d enjoy having tea with sometime. Faded colors come with fantastic stories.
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Thank you, Audrey, I’d enjoy that cup of tea with you. Faded colors do have their stories to tell…. (I’ve always loved long, colorful skirts – the gauzy ones, peasant style.)
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I’ve always loved them, too. I have never worn one, as I’m not sure I would do them the artistic justice deserved. I admire them a lot.
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Maybe it takes an old hippie like me to be comfortable in them 🤣😆 .
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I’m an admirer of hippie, as well. 😁
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I always fantasize about keeping my clothing, but it never quite works out. Perhaps I’m too much a chameleon, I don’t know. But you revived that fantasy in this lovely offering! 🙂
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I do usually get rid of old worn out clothes but this has been a favorite. I’ll probably wear it around the house till it’s in shreds. 🤣😄
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I love your hippie skirt ^_^
I don’t have any of my clothes from back then, but I still have my long hair, though it’s getting gray
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Same here, with the hair. Still longish but turning gray. 😊☮️
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I keep thinking I might color it because I like it dark, but then I don’t haha.
p.s. I love the name of your blog
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Thank you, re the blog name. 😁
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Over the years I have owned a few very special pieces of clothing, worn and reworn until they … were worn out. Nice tribute here.
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Glad you can relate! Thanks, Ben. 😀
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Definitely.
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I have t-shirts 20+ years old that are just breaking in! 🙂 —CC
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🤣😄
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Some people have no sentimental attachment. I tend to trust those who do. Old things are our memories. If the house was on fire id grab my you penguin, a photo of my grandma and the patchwork blamed she knitted me. It was knitted badly as she couldn’t knit but it has more value than Jason’s fleece. I totally related to this.
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I know just what you mean. (It’s so sweet – the patchwork blanket your grandma knitted…I love that!) I’m seriously attached to so many things… everything has a story and/or a person behind it…. Your poetry book is now one of my much loved treasures.
Thank you dear Candice, for reading through so many of my poems here today.
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Nicely connected and paced.
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Thank you, glad you thought so! 🙂
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