Sheaffer's Pen
Sheaffer's Pen
I started out with a Sheaffer's pen
Handed down two generations
Scratchy nib didn't ever change
The writing was legible so I write with it
Inspired by him, he wrote so well
Dad played with words none could equal
I am still trying to match his writing skills
Way to go, I tell myself.
I will not trade it for anything else
Makes me feel his presence
Whenever bereft of words
His/my pen involuntarily tells
'Don't stop, keep at it,
Someday you'll get there'
And hear the ringing of success bells'