first was the finger
in the sand
and next the
charcoal stick
then etched in stone
soon came the quill
and then the pencil
lead the way
until the pen
brought all a flow
we've come to know....
~
the pen uncapped
sweats ink \
and intermingles \
with the thoughts of \
the inscriber forming \
words that can sway or deter, `
create love or hate,
stop a war or encourage it,
sign a death decree or a pardon,
or simply render a poem that
sings the glories of the pen
and it's marvelous journeys
across the convoluted folds
in the minds of men
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