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The Patchwork Quilt

from No Signposts. by Anne Lister

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Got into trouble in a folk club with this one once. Was accused of being a strident feminist. It's a fair cop.

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Tell me again of the patchwork quilt
The stitching and the weaving
The brickwork of the life you built
The long shadows of grieving?
How all the pieces of fabric there
Tell of pain and pleasure
And how the hardest times of all
Turned into shining treasure?

The only way out of the pain is through
Hearts are strongest where they’re mended
And in the worst times you ever knew
You never once surrendered.

Tell me again of the satin and silk
The velvet and the chiffon
The nights when moonlight gleamed like milk
And stars were close to wish on
The magic woven in hexagonal lines
Dreams woven in the stitching
Invisible mending of a peaceful mind
Hidden mistakes in the fixing.

The only way out of the pain is through
Hearts are strongest where they’re mended
And in the worst times you ever knew
You never once surrendered.

Tell me again of the words that tore
The lies that seemed past surviving
The heartbreak that seemed for ever more
And dawn so slow in arriving
And looking back on the patterns you made
Can you tell me which parts are finest
Which lasts longer, the light or shade
And which you value highest?

The only way out of the pain is through
Hearts are strongest where they’re mended
And in the worst times you ever knew
You never once surrendered.

Tell me again of the patchwork quilt …

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from No Signposts., released June 18, 2020
Bass - Tony Etherton

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Anne Lister Wales, UK

Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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