Ode to Flannel Sheets November 8, 2018
Ode to Flannel Sheets
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,”
And beauty occureth not without a good night’s sleep.
Therefore without sleep, there is no truth,
Only a jumble of undercaffeinated syllables.
Percale will do, maybe even soothe on hot summer nights.
But in the winter? The flannel sheets grab you,
Hold fast to your pajamas and don’t let you go.
The warmth is liquid and holds you
Under
The watery peace of sleep.
That dream?
The one where he holds you and makes every inch of you warm –
— except the inches that are hot —
That dream lingers longer in flannel sheets.
Of course, you say, Hell is hot, too.
The devil cloaked in flannel holds you down,
Keeping you from making lunch for the kids
Ushering them on to the bus
Being on time for work
Shaving your legs all the way to your knees
Maybe. Maybe so. But I’ll take my chances.
If that’s the case, I’ll bring marshmallows to toast
Over a fire of comfortable brimstone.
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Amy Abbott
Nov. 8th 2018 / 11:41 amLori, I love this so much. My husband is a little stove so we only use flannel on the coldest January and February nights, but I love it! Great piece.
Sandy Lingo
Nov. 9th 2018 / 7:05 amLove the last stanza!