Pencil
Ode to the noble drawing stick
Though not as mighty as the sword,
Nor pen, the pencil's sharper.
To make a tiny dot it's best
When wielded by a drafter.
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The artisan, a clever man,
May use one to his credit.
Newspaper man will, if he can,
Use pencil stub to edit.
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An HB is a standard type,
B-seven is much softer.
H-four is extra hard, it might
Stay in the box more ofter.
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Two-B is not to be, forsooth,
For anything but artwork.
Though budding bard may try quite hard,
The pen is best for rhyme-work.
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Though pencils soft and pencils hard
Help drawing with precision,
The poetist and dramatist
Use pens for their expression.
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Speak well or Ill of humble quill,
I’ve often heard it said:
You take a horse to water
But a pencil must be lead.
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Raymond G. Taylor
Author based in Kent, England. A writer of fictional short stories in a wide range of genres, he has been a non-fiction writer since the 1980s. Non-fiction subjects include art, history, technology, business, law, and the human condition.
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You know that you're a genius, right? I have the same obsession with stationery, and I may have to stick to pens for my ode! 🖊
Quite clever, your ode to the noble pencil. ✍️💙✍️