[Popcorn-can cover]

Popcorn-can cover

screwed to the wall

over a hole

so the cold

can’t mouse in

Structure

5 lines · 5 stanzas

At a glance

Author: Lorine Niedecker
Language: English
Shape: 5 stanzas · 5 lines · 15 words

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