Ode to a Paper Clip by Avery Caswell

Ode to a Paper Clip
by
Avery Caswell

unjammer of Macs

unclogger of Elmer's

emergency orange stick

more elegant organization tool than

say the ubiquitous

vanilla manilla

folder

tie on some string and

presto! an impromptu

feline amusement

or earthworm dangler

if you fancy fish

for dinner

when I see a stray one

even a slighty rusty one

along the curb

I bend to

rescue it

take it home

to my desk

where it can live

with the others.

Avery Caswell is temporarily living in Baltimore, Maryland, although BuzzFeed quizzes suggest her place of residence should be Barcelona. She prefers cats, wishes she had a greener thumb, loves a good Martha Grimes mystery and hates snow. Avery was the lead author for LUCK, A Collection of Facts, Fiction, Incantations & Verse, and is currently completing her second novel, Conjure Silver.

european_bosnia:
Vanilla Manila? Manila is the capital city of the Philippines! 😂
Posted 02/15/2019 09:36 PM

european_bosnia:
AWESOME.
Posted 02/15/2019 09:35 PM

Dorcas:
I rescue paper clips too, consider that they cost .99 per 100 small variety.
Posted 02/28/2014 09:07 AM

rtaylor947@aol.com:
Clever, fun, and well-written!
Posted 02/28/2014 08:50 AM

KevinArnold:
Fun.
Posted 02/28/2014 08:31 AM

Larry Schug:
My heart's beating too fast to type manilla correctly, though my computer does not want to spell it that way.
Posted 02/28/2014 06:34 AM

Larry Schug:
"vanilla manila" !! Be still my beating heart!
Posted 02/28/2014 06:32 AM

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