MY TAPESTRY.
I wonder how the other side will be When I have finished weaving all my thread. I cannot sec the pattern nor the end Of this great piece of work which is for me; 1 only know that I must weave with care The colours which arc given mo day by day. And make of them a fabric, firm and t rue, Which will do service for my fellowmen. Sometimes these colours nrc so dark and gray, I doubt if there be any line or trace ’ Of beauty there, but all at once there comes A thread of gold, or fair bright blue, or rose As deep as that at sunset after rain. And then I know that there will always Ik* That one bright spot to cherish, yes, to keep, And, maybe, ’gainst its ground of darker hue It will be beautiful. The warp is held in place by Master hands; The Master mind made the design for me; If I but weave the shuttle to and fro And blend the colours just the best T may. Perhaps when it Is finished He will say, “’Tis good.” and place it on the footstool at His feet. - Mary Miles Colvin.
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White Ribbon, Volume 26, Issue 305, 18 November 1920, Page 6
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