"Writing"

Published in A Celebration of Poets: Spring 2009

Writing,
Used in many ways;
Thomas Jefferson’s
Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!
Formed our rights of freedom.
Dr. Seuss’s
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Sends smiles across the land.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Considered kings and peasants equal.
Beverly Cleary’s
Scribble! Scribble! Scribble!
Puts a giggle here and there.
 A.A. Milne’s
Crink! Crink! Crink!
Brought a teddy bear to life.
Lewis Carroll’s
Tick! Tick! Tick!
Created Wonderland.
But me,
just an ordinary poet,
waiting for my chance.

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