This Is Not a Pen
This is not a pen I hold
It’s a means of getting stories told
It doesn’t put down ink on paper
It solidifies what once was vapor
It’s a creator of characters and digits
It might even draw a brand new widget
Occasionally it becomes an artist
But in my hand it’s more a chartist
It’s said to be mightier than a sword
Wielded wisely can provide reward
So this is not a pen I hold
It carries power, for it is bold
——
Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Poetics: Object Poems
The Challenge: Choose an object from your home or outdoors. Look past the obvious characteristics and uses of this object. Spare us the details. Instead, take us to the connection that it has made with you or what it represents. Remember to begin with “This is not a ______”
Wonderful tribute to “not a pen.”
is it two great minds think alike or fools ssharing the same brain, as a work colleuge used to say when we shared an idea. loved you poem
I’m going with “great minds” this time around.
Well told! :]
Power of the pen of which much is written, and much proven. Good write!
a delightful rhyme that describes our creativity so well!
Our words are so incredibly powerful … never abandon your pen!
A beautiful ode to Pen, loved the rhymes very much!
Indeed! And the braver we are with it, the bolder it is…
“It solidifies what once was vapor” love that very much
I like all that your pen is not. Words are powerful. Between people and pens, i think we could change the world.
So much more than ink.. words matter.
I love pens, and definitely have favorites. An ode to creation. (K)
“It solidifies what once was vapor” – I love that!