Friday: Ten Foot Long _______ 

Julie Crea & Patsy Alford


Pole? No, not a pole.
It’s something more like a
Something roundish
No, not roundish. More like
An Oval.
Yes, ovalish.
Ovalish and like a feather
But not a feather
It’s a, oh what would you
Call it?
It begins with a S-sound
Just floats off your tongue
Like an N.
Soft like a dog’s tongue.
On your toes.
That soft.
It’s a cross between heavy
And light.
It’s a, well, it’s a surprise.
Because I can’t remember.

dust bunny?
dust mop?
noodle?
mascara brush?
too prickly, but what would I know?
peau de soie whip?
petiole?
moth wing?
sigh?