grandma in her rocking
chair knitting sunflowers
the color of
cheddar cheese
knitting sunflowers
because that’s what she
knew best to work
on her knitting loom

from where i lay
on the rug the pattern
seemed dark, distant
space but when i
squinted an oak it became

i scratched the rug
with my finger nail
present
to grandma creating
worlds in patterns of wool