A fellow ataxian wrote this. I am moved and in awe. Wish to share these beautiful words:)
For Elle
Knit me some courage.
You choose the wool.
I'll sit and watch.
Let's listen as the needles chatter
And know in the quiet
That that is our talk.
Knit me some courage.
I'll wind the wool.
Let me loose to find delights:
the circular needles
The safety pins
for gathering up the stitches.
Knit me some courage.
I'll tend the sheep.
Beasts that nudge me and know me
And come to be fed.
Knit me some courage.
I'll sheer the sheep.
Ill do it the old way
With tears as shears.
Knit me some courage
With pockets that are deep
With cuffs that warm
With a collar that comforts
And easy to put on.
With big horn buttons
and a pleasure to knit.
Knit me some courage.
More than a scarf.
Knit me some courage.
Make it fit.
The pattern of knowledge
Will show how it sits.
And the finishing touch?
Put in the label:
Made with trust.
What you knit
I will wear.
What you do
I will share.
Its then that I know
this garment of friendship
Will be ready to wear.