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title: The Sewing Room
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# [The Sewing Room](https://learn.neumann.edu/en/the-canticle/the-sewing-room)

 Written by [Susan Long](https://learn.neumann.edu/en/the-canticle/author/susan-long) | Jul 1, 2024 2:45:00 PM

I do not sew and probably never will...  
except for the button onto my favorite coat,  
and yet, I am faced with the prospect of a sewing room─  
this must be the only way to convert a room  
left vacant  
yet bursting with sweet memories,  
where you sleep  
dreaming of your baby who has grown,  
left the nest to pursue her magnificent dreams.  
I oft wonder about these sewing rooms*,*  
reconstructed in the empty nests of homes;  
its purpose is not stitching,   
but to knit together the tapestry of memories   
into the yearning heart of a mother  
whose work is done and beautifully sewn.

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