A love letter to Rosa Flach: My Oma

Creator: Barbara
Location: Sidmouth
Story: A love letter to Rosa Flach
My Oma

Born 1894

The bloomers from
your dowry,
never worn,
transformed into
thirty napkins.
Your childhood initials
stitched in every corner.

My granddad’s jumper
unraveled
the wool steamed and
straightened out,
transformed into
three knitted jackets.
Wrapped in paper
under the Christmas tree
for us to open.

Your ebonised table
in the corner of your room.
Little fingers tracing
Moorish geometry.
The magic of the
carved wood
on every surface.

How did a
young woman
get to make
such a
wondrous
thing?

Did you
have to fight
for letting your
imagination
fly?
Rights Holder: Barbara