Gratitude
(for Prema, Dick & Louis)
Sure one of you
Is out here at the party
Requesting a poem
On a typewriter
(You can practically hear the clack
Even now)
And yes you other two
Have politely passed
But still
This poem has found you
(Poetry has a way
Of sneaking in)
So for now
Let’s gather around
Let’s close those laptops
Turn off those screens
(The weary world
Can wait)
Yes let’s gather around
This simple piece of paper
Filled with words
And yet so much more
The way we each
Fill each other’s lives
Yes poetry
And love
Has a way
Of always
Sneaking in.
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