The Slice
The Bean Bag, by Linda LeGarde Grover
2/23/2022 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
"The Bean Bag" is a story about a great grandmother of heart, not bloodline, of Linda's.
This episode of The Slice is pieces of an excerpt from Linda LeGarde Grover's book, "Gichigami Hearts," which was previously featured on Native Report's episode about Cultural Storytellers. "The Bean Bag" is a story about a great grandmother of heart, not bloodline, of Linda's. Stream the full episode here: https://bit.ly/353m1Jw
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The Slice is a local public television program presented by PBS North
The Slice
The Bean Bag, by Linda LeGarde Grover
2/23/2022 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode of The Slice is pieces of an excerpt from Linda LeGarde Grover's book, "Gichigami Hearts," which was previously featured on Native Report's episode about Cultural Storytellers. "The Bean Bag" is a story about a great grandmother of heart, not bloodline, of Linda's. Stream the full episode here: https://bit.ly/353m1Jw
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWhen the snow began to thaw, at first we saw only a trace of flowered calico.
Then every day, more cotton flowers bloomed deep blue blossoms wet with melting snow familiar, it looked and I remembered, forget me nots on her favorite house dress that one worn out she crocheted with a hook into a rug, mostly.
The smallest scrap she sewed into a child's toy, a bean bag.
I remembered when the bean bag spilled the past.
When it split and spilled the past I remembered.
through its frayed weave in returning to the Earth.
The bag held life beyond the tiny past split and spilled its damp side, finally pierced by an infant bean seedling.
Yet blind but greedy for the light.
Born in a cocoon of flowered blue calico, a pattern wet with snow, forget me nots, an early sign of spring entwined now with a trace of tender green that dress.
I remember her flowered dress.
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