These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Threaded

Threaded crafts are joys to make,
but still there's quite a catch.
each knot can concentration break
as thread friends others snatch.

Each thread is not so smooth it seems,
but outgrabing threadlet hands.
To touch another threadlet deems,
"'Tis time to start new bands."

But "whence thee knots where I would not."
Nonsentient threads cause ire.
"I had a plan, but now forgot
as minutes cost is higher."

So, stop, untie this naughty knot
to finish what I would.
Through gentleness, the craft is bought
to look as always should.

'Tis better that we not lose our cool,
but tease the unwanted knot.
When experienced skills have been to school,
we're amazed at what we've got.

by Jay O’Toole
on September 9th, 2025