Woman, Ironing by Pat Schneider

Pat Schneider (1934 - 2020) was born in the Ozark mountains of Missouri but moved to Massachusetts after she married. A poet, playwright, and librettist, she published ten books, including Writing Alone and with Others (Oxford University Press). Founder of Amherst Writers & Artists, Pat had a passion for those dealing with poverty and other misfortunes. She and her husband, a Methodist minister, devoted many years to community-based social justice ministry.

wordartdjc:
Your poetry tells an authentic picture of care. Yes, we elders have many ways of finding love in our lives, even if it is through ironing.
Posted 02/06/2019 10:24 AM

Lori Levy:
I agree with the comments others made!
Posted 02/04/2019 08:28 PM

ghctenmile@earthlink.net:
I love how you have made a mundane and sometimes hated activity into a beautiful and meaningful act. Thank you for this poem. Grace Chappell
Posted 02/04/2019 02:50 PM

SAR2126:
Such a beautiful paradigm shift -- love it, and thank you.
Posted 02/04/2019 11:05 AM

becky evans:
A beautiful poem. Routine work that some of us detest, or try to avoid, becomes valued and desired here. I love the rhyme, the veined hands, "the wrinkled world unfolds," the sense of time passing, not just in 24 hours, but over the years. Stunning ending!
Posted 02/04/2019 09:44 AM

Glen Sorestad:
Well done, Pat, a very fine poem and a fine way to start the week.
Posted 02/04/2019 09:16 AM

DavidTookey:
I really like this poem. Beautiful.
Posted 02/04/2019 08:59 AM

cork:
I could visualize my mother at her ironing board. Thank you.
Posted 02/04/2019 08:45 AM

Janet Leahy:
Lovely.word choices in this poem, a task becomes a work of art through the poet's eyes.
Posted 02/04/2019 08:45 AM

plgoodman:
Your last two lines are the killer, Pat. Of course, to quote Gibran, ? work is love made visible?. Well done.
Posted 02/04/2019 07:41 AM

Larry Schug:
This poem illustrates the value of all work, no matter how menial, especially approached with love.
Posted 02/04/2019 06:35 AM