GRIZZLY PEAR

written snapshots

Openly oligaristic orangutans opposed opportunistic ornamented octopi.

An outline handsketch of a hand shaping the ASL American manual letter “O”, in red ink on a yellow spiral bound steno notebook.

Last week, we got a wooden mannequin at Ikea.
He lay straight in a plastic tube.
The kids called him RIP Mr. Little Wooden Guy.

Mama took him out of the cylindrical coffin.
He’s a stiff little fellow; his hips don’t rotate.
The kids danced with him around the house.

I bought someone to draw.
A figure who wouldn’t run away.
The kids gave him a little headband.

But I wanted someone who can do a full range of poses.
A mannequin who could do the Eight Brocades.
The kids hinted that Mr. Little Wooden Guy would love to have a friend.