A Long Dress
What is the current that makes machinery, that makes it crackle, what isthe current that presents a long line and a necessary waist. What isthis current.
What is the wind, what is it.
Where is the serene length, it is there and a dark place is not a darkplace, only a white and red are black, only a yellow and green are blue,a pink is scarlet, a bow is every color. A line distinguishes it. A linejust distinguishes it.
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A Long Dress is in the public domain. This text is taken from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms, Project Gutenberg ebook #15396; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Gertrude Stein, A Long Dress, in Tender Buttons (1914), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #15396, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/stein-tender-buttons/objects-a-long-dress.html, id L28644.
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