Once There Was a Shirt

Once there was a shirt.

It was worn by a delightful woman

who was always young at heart.

She called it her Beach Shirt,

and wore it nearly every day 

during summers at the lake.

And everyone who saw her wear it

hoped that they too would have such a lively spirit

as they grew older.

But even the young at heart

sometimes need their daughters 

to help them pick and choose

as they clean out their closets.

And so the Beach Shirt

was gifted to the savvy recycler

who was given permission

to cut it up 

into lots and lots of narrow strips.

And then she wrapped and stitched

and wrapped and stitched some more,

until a lovely large basket was created.

And there was even enough fabric strips left

to make a set of coasters too!

New life for an old shirt.

These items are available in my PrairieThreads Etsy shop.