Woollen Stockings

Woollen Stockings

 

He found her

sitting by the roadside

knitting

 

Woollen stockings

while her mother dyed them

pretty colours

 

In old

traditional village style

mid the blue and yellow bee hives

 

Of course

her father had to make a living too

so made honey and shoed ponies

 

By the roadside

while his daughter

knitted woollen stockings

 

Bought by those poor, rich men tourists

for their wives and for their girlfriends

those forced to sit all day behind computers ..

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

A very visual scene of perhaps an African village. A hive of almost cottage industry taking place here. The whole family playing their part so they can afford to live their simple lives. I imagine them all smiling as they earned their daily bread. The final stanza had me smiling too. Yes, they would probably be very content with what they'd got and no doubt would imagine a 9-5 day behind a computer screen hell. Would I wear them? Why not? Keep you warm in winter.

Chris

[Neville]

You are indeed very astute Chris .. thank you

[Chris Shaw]

I'll be accepting that as a compliment then :)

[barleygirl]

Remember wool? Does anyone wear wool anymore? Maybe it's more common in other places, but in Cali, we are into cooler cotton, even on the chilliest winter day. Also, lots of Cali folks don't own socks. Other than this cultural rift, I love how your poem honors the old ways. I wuz just thinking about how work-intensive life used to be when we butchered our home-raised meat & had to go thru the labor of processing all those various parts for later enjoyment. Speaking of woolen stockings, remember when people would darn socks instead of throwing them away when they got holes? So much is brought to mind by your simple love-filled sentiments (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Neville]

Hugs appreciated Margie .. wot do ya mean used to darn their socks .. (YARND) fondly, N :)

[barleygirl]

Laughing . . .

[Delmar Cooper]

Delightful. I agree with the poem and wish I had possessed the courage to follow heart instead of head. I have no doubt I would now be richer is so many ways.

Cooper

[Neville]

Very kind and much appreciated my friend

:)

[Beccy]

Not just a simpler way of life portrayed here Neville, but in so many ways, a much better one.

Those 'poor, rich men tourists and those forced to sit all day behind computers,' really hits home, and I often wonder what on earth we are doing to ourselves.

Beccy.

[Neville]

I am delighted but not surprised you see it thus Beccy.. thanks a bundle for checking in ..

Hope both you & Charlie are safe n well

:)

[Papaya]

Yes. The last line bites.
Reminds me of my family back home but instead of stockings it's watermelons or dried peppers, or pickled peppers. And whenever I visit they feel sorry for me for how my life is. And I can't blame them.

[Neville]

Aww I am so bloomin sorry to hear that Ana .. seriously sorry .. your comment today is extremely touching and I thank you for it ..

Neville

[Papaya]

Well don't feel sorry for me. When I retire I'll buy a castle out there and have a staff to take care of me and I'll spend my days by the pool while the grandchildren splash with lifeguards to supervise, so that I can just enjoy. (:

[Neville]

sounds like you gotta plan .. I shall keep my fingers crossed for you .. and the grandkids ..

[Papaya]

Lol. :)
I won't have grandkids for a long time.
But when I do....!
Ok. On a serious note. Your poem is lovely because it speaks to all those material things that we don't need when we have our family and those we love. Life need not be complicated.

[Neville]

I agree .. well with that last sentence anyway ... cheers :)

[X]

I am not a wife but I'd like a pair:)

[Neville]

I can only imagine the attraction ... I do like blue and yellow though .. bless you Kira :)

[X]

......and you Neville :)

[Emily B]

I should like a pair of those
Blue and yellow
Dyed :)

I loved this

[Neville]

.............. Many thanks Emily B .. the thought made me smile and truly :)

[emmajoy]

Idyllic, near Hardyesque! Real thoughts, real scenes how was and should be.. charming. Same way through til that farewell cynicism proves to be as true as can be. Now's the time to plan for living 'stead of watching others do it, do you think?!

[Neville]

.........thank you, absolutely .. he could not agree moor

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

Interesting...maybe the legs have bells on them....🌹

[Neville]

................. Mine sometimes do :) Cheers Kelly :)