Casting On, Casting Off
Now her only niece is eight,
and here on her annual visit,
my wife decides itšs time she learnt to knit.
Like this, Belinda. She watches her aunt:
woollen thread, needles, fingers
demonstrate their dance.
Belindašs grandma (Bubaš)
watches benignly: a generation back
she wouldnšt teach her girls
the Polish way to knit. It was fast, but
in Australia let them learn
the slow Australian way.š
This Belinda now happily learns.
But first, watch a moment:
Buba is casting on. Fast, firm:
wool, needles, fingers, execute
their Polish dance. Miraculous!
Now undo it all, that way is over.
Belinda learns the slow Australian way,
casting on, casting off.
Max Richards, North Balwyn, Melbourne
Wednesday 27 July 2005
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