Below is a narrative poem that I wrote a while back
in which I used the American Civil War as its theme.
in which I used the American Civil War as its theme.
A nine-patch quilt, hand-quilted by me
Two Tiny, Nine-Patch Doll Quilts
A tiny, nine-patch doll quilt
lay upon a tiny bed
made especially for Maggie Mae
the year her family fled
from all those scornful Yankees,
who were running through their town
setting homes and lives afire
causing Southern hopes to drown.
A tiny, nine-patch doll quilt
lay upon a tiny crib
made especially for Eleanor
the summer when her nib
was loosened from her pen in hand
as the Rebels fired loud
and soon her family huddled in fear
with the other Gettysburg crowd.
Two tiny, nine-patch doll quilts
heard two tiny prayers say,
“Dear Lord, please let our battled lands
be placed within Your peaceful stay,
and help our families change their hate
to blessings filled with love.
Then, all of us will recognize
Your blessings from above.”
Two tattered, nine-patch doll quilts
lie in honorable view,
for each is cherished dearly
by descendants of the two
who saw their lives so clearly
pass through war’s destructive side,
for one hundred years of prayer brought
a Rebel son his Yankee bride.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
