Sunday, October 13, 2024

1163. A Plain Ordinary Steel Needle - Kay Ryan


     -Ripley’s Believe It Or Not?-


Who hasn’t seen

a plain ordinary

steel needle float serene

on water as if lying on a pillow?

The water curdles up like Jell-O.

Its a treat to see water

so rubbery a needle

so peaceful, the point encased

in the tenderest dimple

It seems so simple

when things or people

have modified each others qualities

somewhat:

we almost forget the oddity

of that.

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