Plaid Flannel Shirt
This is a shirt with its own folklore.
There’s always a different missing button
to replace. The frayed cuffs and collar
I thumb smooth as the season’s
first serious weather piles up outside
the door. It’s a quiet, faded plaid — quiet
as the snow. After 25 or so winters,
it somehow still fits. A lot of people I know
would kill me for it. Others can’t face it at all.
My favorite plaid flannel is like the truth that way.
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Photo by Heather Swanson.
Works at Curious Plot
8 年Here's my latest revision of this poem: Plaid Flannel Shirt I’m always discovering a new missing button to replace or another worn, torn elbow. Frayed cuffs and collar I thumb smooth as the season’s first serious weather piles up outside the door. It’s a quiet, faded plaid — quiet as the snow. After 25 winters, it somehow still fits. I know people who would kill me for it. Other folks can’t face it at all. My favorite flannel is like the truth that way. ###
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8 年Love it!!!! I've experienced a couple of plaid flannel "relationships" like this in my lifetime. Nicely said!