MY BEAR QUILT

Old Sol is headed

    back toward Capricorn

                and

it's okay...for we are tired

      of the heat

It was "that time" in August

     for the usual

summer cold spell

      and it didn't disappoint

The first little snappy 

      and cold mini-norther

blew in, big time, 

      coupla days ago and

to one that's over fifty, 

     probably seemed colder

than it....really was

I dug out my Great Bear Quilt

     (that the kids gave)

(it was folded behind my chair)

               and got comfy

and stayed warm

      during my nap

and 

I realized, as little kids do

     how grand a blanket

or a quilt can be...

They bring 

            more than warmth...

there's familiarity, like seeing

     an old friend...

there's comfort, coziness, 

      and security...

and the knowledge that

    "someone who loved 

        you, gave it."

A personal quilt 

        is a most-happy thing.

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MIL

22 AUGUST 17