If you view your tapestry from afar,
behold the connected stories
unfolding over time –
write your memoir
If you prefer to move in closer,
see vignettes of life events
as separate parts of a whole –
write short stories
If you tend to come in very close,
investigate the knotted threads
that weave the work together –
write poetry
Wind Rush 
And if you simply want to show appreciation for a fine piece of poetry such as this, write a comment. Loved it, LuAnne.
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Your comment made me smile, Joan. 🙂
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What a cool poem. I once set out to write the memoir … but ended up with a book of life-based poems. I love your take on poems as knotted threads weaving pieces together. There’s freedom to leave a few gaps here and there … in places I’ve completely forgotten over the years!!
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I love your idea of a book of life-based poems. I’d read it! I read a book about a year ago called “Poetry Saved My Life” and it was a memoir put together with poems that affected her during each period of her life. Thanks for stopping by and thank you for your kind comment.
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I love how you interwove the tapestry and your poem!
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Thank you, Sabine.
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Genius! And so true.
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I enjoyed this. I loved the weaving metaphor.
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