Ten Pre-Revolutionary Pillows, Watercolor 1910, Mariamna Davydoff, Russia

Awfully mortal, aren’t they?Their inner lives twist, wad, and shred.Their outer lives are sometimes called shams. I change oily, stained cases, eventually.Even if you’re tiresome, they’ll prop you,Crease your sleeping skin,Press comfort in. I swam in a case, in a...

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