What holds within

What holds within these silky fingers,

this fellowship of knot and chain,

the radiance of web

that fell from hook and needle ?

Where the grip that grips within

the gripping clasp of finger

the rich blessing of contactment

or the smile that touch begins ?

Here's enchantment of enchainment,

here's the spell that spells commence,

here's the wonder of emplacement -

the mystery that loving spins.

And loop and looping, all the flowing

of silken thread, that holding frees,

all the fast fastening of stitching

the quick and quickening senses tease.