The Poet

he wrote little bits of meaning

on scraps of paper

 

and the people said

it's very pretty

and very good

(and very witty)

and they hoped he would

write some more

 

but he laid down his pen

and looked at them

with the eyes

of a great, sad dalmatian

 

and wrote no more

© John McNeil. All rights reserved.
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