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A number of pens
sit in a coffee cup
on my desk
in my room.
Most of them don't work
and as I find the dead ones,
whose service to the author is finished,
I throw them away.

The blue pen I hold now
works,
but in a matter of time
it will wind up with the others

immortalized here



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On Wednesday July 11th, 2007, Skarlet Rebell Queen (200) writes:
here's another late comment.. this was beautiful.. the "pen eulogy"..


On Tuesday April 24th, 2007, carlosjackal (1714) writes:
Genius. And I second Cara's comments. You deserve to have a much higher profile here -Carl


On Tuesday November 15th, 2005, An Expired Member (2) writes:
I never thought anybody could write about a pen.....but you did and you did it very good


On Wednesday January 26th, 2005, Alec Pure (333) writes:
never saw a poem bout a pen


On Wednesday September 15th, 2004, Railway_Butterfly (464) writes:
...I can't understand why your work isn't more noticed by people here,seriously...I like this piece a lot..Something so...everyday,and normal,yet the amount that you seem to express here.....just..I love it.You have much talent my friend.



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