The Joy of Repurposing Things
Even an old shirt can be reused in other forms
A beautiful shirt
red cardinals perched,
on willow twigs,
in white snowy backdrop,
that I wore for years,
shrank, time to discard
to say goodbye.
I don’t like donating old clothes,
for I am not sure of its fate,
I prefer repurposing,
for I am resourceful enough.
So, I made framed art from it,
which graces the bathroom,
looks aesthetic.
Another part became a mask,
which I wore all along
the years of pandemic,
even now,
while folding laundry.
I find peace in
reduce, reuse, recycle
do you?
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
I write about nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, and psychology.
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I used to make the holiday decorations using scrap clothing. Don't make much anymore, but my youngest does so now. She is 18