May 2018
We cut and sew, we knot and tie
To make a sleeping bag for a homeless guy
We laugh and talk, then swap ideas
Of how women could end all worldly fears!
Sweaters, gloves, hats, scarves go inside with
The “goodie pack”
We rest assured that not one will be coming back.
The finished bags stay here or go off to Ithaca, Cortland,
Syracuse they go.
Where folks, homeless or cold, put them to good use
We’re told.
As we roll each bag when it is done,
We all lay our hands on it and pray as one,
That whomever receives this gift of love and care
Is remembered by someone, sometime, somewhere.
We are known as the Bag Ladies or Ugly Quilters (believe it or not)
And join others from near and far, but in the end,
My Brothers’ Keeper is who we really are.
Congratulations to the Dryden Bag Ladies, from Dryden NY, for 25 years of dedication to helping our homeless neighbors.
