Pen and ink

By Parson Thru

Mon, 08 Feb 2021
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8 comments
 

And so, into another book of leatherette-bound lineage
We introduce our measured scrawl

Pain in the margins doesn’t augur well, but that’s our lot
The sum of where we are. A bold attempt

How to represent the deafening machinery?
This faltering abatement of entropy?

A challenge to convey this, with nothing more than lines
In between of which the scrawl might play

Certificate U
Poem
Parson Thruses Dairy
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Difficult to read the scrawl of invisible ink between the lines, PT. How are you? Is it a joke to have 'dairy' not 'diary? Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Hi Rhiannon. It is. But invisible ink isn't invisible to those in the loop. (Taps side of nose.)

Bearing up, like everyone. How are you?

I was a milkman once. Never leaves you.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Glad you're bearing up. I have some health issues, but coping, thanks. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Take care of yourself, Rhiannon.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I wonder how many people can still write? By hand I mean, ink and pen as you say, as well as paper of course. Would anyone still be able to read? With the computers etc it will soon be a rare art.

Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

All the more reason for some of us to keep doing it. Maybe it's similar case to vinyl records. Vinyl record case.

Parson Thru

Submitted by marandina on

"Faltering abatement of entropy" Super line, lovely poem.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you marandina.

Parson Thru