Thank you, Noelene - I hadn't seen that one before. I love your poems, and this must be one of the best!
Margery. ======================================== [email protected] in North Herts, UK ======================================== > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Noelene Lafferty > Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:29 PM > To: 'Lace' > Subject: RE: [lace] If you can still count your bobbins...... > > As I have received a couple of requests for "How Many > Bobbins", here it is. > I hope this works with just line feeds in the right places. > I may not have posted it before, it's quite long for one of my poems. > > "How Many Bobbins" by Noelene Lafferty > > A friend asked me once > > With a quizzical air > "Just how many bobbins are needed? > If you want to make lace > And not spend too much cash > And then they've all got to be beaded." > > I took a deep breath > And collected my thoughts > Just how many bobbins' enough? > I thought of my bobbins > In boxes and rolls > Just trying to count would be tough. > > "You need some to start with > To make bandage strips" > "Are bobbins that sharp" she did ask. > I ignored that remark > And started again > This would be quite a difficult task > > "To start with you need > About 20 odd pair" > "You can't have an odd pair.." "Pipe down" > "But to move on to bookmarks > And simple lace edges.. " > And at this she started to frown. > > "You mean you need lots more > But how many's enough?" > There must be a target to aim for. > Like Miss Channer's Mat > How many for that?" > I took another deep breath and said "More". > > "To do Miss Channer's Mat > You need three hundred or more > That's pairs, and not for the faint hearted. > And then you need more > For the pillows galore > On which other projects are started." > > My friend looked at me > With her quizzical air > "Just how many pillows are needed? > If you want to make lace > And not spend too much cash?" > "I've no answer to that!" I conceded. > > Noelene in Cooma > [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
