The American Poetry Review

WAYS TO DESCRIBE AN ASTEROID

Like a thousand-pound Pembroke Welsh Corgi
heavy as four baby elephants. The size
of a small car; or the size of a bridge.

As big as a bus, or the size of a house. As big
as 90 elephants. The size of an Olympic
swimming pool, with the width of an airfield.

Choose between one the size of Big Benor one as largeIn gradations: As big as a plane, the size

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