MeeAugraphie

The Afghan

Tucked gently
it brings warmth -
and timeless safety
from the cold reality
(of the moment).

They may need safety a bit longer

but,

watch them wear afghan capes in battle,
fly afghan flags of victory,

or

huddle beneath afghan tents
and shine flashlights
toward the ceiling
in awe at their created patterns
that rival stars dancing above
a dark country road

and

tomorrow they may just toss it aside

though first, I’d bet,

they will wear a crooked grin
and drape it over someone’s BIG cold feet
for what better way can one child thank so many people
than simply to spread the warmth.

Marcia McLees Bogaert
04/10/08

Note: Share a Square was created just this past June to insure each child attending would receive an afghan — 140 children will attend Camp Sanguinity in Texas this summer! The blogging community (and friends) sent Shelly 10,000 squares and she only needed 6720 — She and her volunteers have 100 plus put together already! Each afghan will have squares from 48 different people, each with a little tag from the person that knitted or crocheted the square…

If that were not awesome enough, volunteers are still needed to create - for each child! - small decorative and washable bags so they can save their 48 (maybe more) tags and pull them out again and again and again — to read all those names and towns/states/countries.

Click here to see the afghan gallery (you can’t help but smile when you see the colors).

Now, I must say again (with good reason), if that were not awesome enough, Shelly has another related and bigger dream — and you don’t have to sew or knit or crochet to participate this time! Just cough up a tiny bit of cash, if you have it! We are going to raise money to pay for all 140 kids to attend the camp! We have just three months to raise the money. And if you don’t have money because you already gave it all away and/or just love to spread the word:

Tell everyone you know: blog, shout it to the sky, write, email, sing, stand on your head for your kids to give back a bit of their allowance for the fund, bribe your in-laws by doing something special for them, treat yourself to a present - but don’t buy it, donate instead…. Why not send an old-fashioned letter or a handmade card to someone you know!

You get it! So, Click here to get all the details! Oh, I didn’t tell you. Camp Sanguinity is associated with Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, and is for children with blood disorders and cancer. There, now you know one of the reasons we are all so excited to help. Join us?