Susan Grimm
Long Spoon
To scrape the bad bits away. Coddle- boy. My Gepetto. Is that your . . . Tablespoon. Teaspoon. How long to carry the ocean? And where to put it? Spooning on a porch swing or in bed. When you sup with the devil, use a very long spoon. But what would you eat? Napkin ring, pitchfork. Something’s on the plate. As much as a spoon can hold. A spoonbill is a wading bird. Abandon all cherished bibelots. Bell’s hells. Spooner. Why do I like that covered wagon?
Susan Grimm’s book of poems, Lake Erie Blue, was published by BkMk Press in 2004. She also edited Ordering the Storm: How to Put Together a Book of Poems.
