a poem for dr seuss...

illustration by Dr Seuss ©

at the bar with Mister Theodor Geisel

you have given us the reins

we have surrendered our pains

you say subside on collapsible accordions

you say ghost memory is afforded lords again

you say, let us play you a song

let us show you, you belong

where smiles do reside
let us play, let us hide

you say it is not miracles

it is not magic at all

it is only to remember

how sweet each climb

after we fall

so onward you exhort

to the steeds of our mind

you say please remember, resort

not only, be kind to everything

but remember the bell we are to ring

how sweet it is to drink in of the rain

how sweet it is to never have to explain

this world may hurt us at will and fortune

this thing called alive is so often

just a gild and safe den

it is why you say

we must smile in life

even if it does not come easy

even if the paint peeled strife

says we are dizzy and queasy

you say, this is why we ride

this why we so often hide

hopes for the Dawn

a crept Prometheus

a promise from each of us

this is why you say

the Sun knows our name

our skin, bones, souls and desires

each one of us reaching for the fires

you say, never hesitate to win

when you are ready life begins

you say, ride like nothing else matters

have wind comb your hair into tatters

for you say, here comes the gold

clocks are for letting go of control

you say pass the brew

two glasses quite full

pass here the tray

do not pass us today

we are

where we are

supposed to be

on a path of rhyme

in our places

in our graces

outside of our time

inside every eye

left side, right side

we are

where we are

supposed to be

we are part

and parcel

each an

infinity

so my friend

as you can see

this is the first round

and it is all on me

EJR ©