<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 22px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Old Threads Are Unraveling</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The old threads are unraveling,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Get our needles ready.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We are stitching a new quilt</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">of humanity.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Bring your old t-shirts,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">worn out jeans, scarves,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">antique gowns, aprons</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">old pockets of plenty</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">who have held Earth’s treasures,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">stories, feathers, leaves</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">love notes on paper.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Each stitch</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A mindful meditation.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Each piece of material</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A story.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The more colour the better.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">So call in the Tribes,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">threads of browns, whites</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">reds, oranges</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Women from all nations</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">start stitching.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s recycle the hate, the abuse,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the fear, the judgment.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Turn it over, wash it clean,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ring it out to dry.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s a revolution</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">of recycled wears.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Threads of greens, blues, purples</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Colourful threads of peace, kindness,</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">respect, compassion are being stitched</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">from one continent to the next</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">over forests, oceans, mountains.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The work is hard</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Your fingers may bleed.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">But each cloth stitched together</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Brings together a community.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">A world, our future world</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Under one colourful quilt.</span><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">the new quilt of humanity.</span><br><br><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> - Julia Myers</span></div></body></html>