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How To Fold A Sheet

 

Sheets were meant

For two to fold

In a ritual minuet

Grab the corners

Move apart

Pull it taut

Then over right

Next look up

And over left

Come together

Change your grip

Back again and

Snap it straight

Closer now

You’re almost done

Smile and let your glances meet

That’s the way to fold a sheet.


September 2007

First published in Cyclamens and Swords, November 2008