The Knitter – Deborah Stanbridge
5The Knitter
Deborah Stanbridge
Dubbo, New South Wales
Australia
You knitted the family together like the blankets you always made
The wool you used came in many styles and colours
And for our own life quilts a loving foundation was laid
In our baby years you worked with sticky, smelly, screamy fluff
In our teenage years you worked with scratchy, itchy, bitchy yarn
In our adult years you worked with busy, seeky and quality stuff
The things you knitted keep us warm, secure and remind us of your love
I will miss you while I’m here on earth
I trust Jesus you are with him in heaven above
Bio: Deborah is a free-spirited person who is inspired by God, travel, life and friends. She grew up in Western Sydney, studied in Albury and is currently working in central West New South Wales. A creative writing course created a love of writing poetry. This piece was written when her Grandmother passed away during 2014, Hilary Dowe was an avid knitter and a very loved Nana.
This is beautifully written piece Deborah. It is a short work it is filled with love and meaning.
I trust Jesus — There is the difference in believing and in knowing. — There is the comfort — I am so glad that you didn’t write, I hope you are with him. Beautiful.
You have connected with a whole generation of grandchildren who are all holding onto a piece of history in the form of a ‘nanny blanket’ or soft toy.
The legacy left by your Nana will be reflected in the way you treasure her memories.
Her love continues to shine through your beautiful poem.
Just lovely, Deborah. So full of love.
It is lovely Deborah. I lobe the way you have compared her love of and interaction with her family to her knitting.