how to fold an archive box
in the fewest moves
to keep it sturdy with books
the first is so difficult
you think how will I ever
get all these books packed?
by the twentieth fold up
you are getting the hang of the order
by the hundredth you're an expert
eighteen months later you unpack
the boxes need to return them to flat
can't remember the order
the first is a mess but learning
to unfold is quicker and by
the tenth you are a dab hand
The making, the unmaking... nice weaving and unweaving.
ReplyDeletelol, been there! What a great way of talking about space and time, Susan!
ReplyDelete'learning/to unfold is quicker' sounds like the first line of another poem! I enjoyed this one, Susan
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking about the possibility of another poem - but nothing yet.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking about the possibility of another poem - but nothing yet.
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