a tongue in cheek personal gift to Addison
There's a story told
that is so old
it's nearly all forgotten
but enough was saved
to tell a tale
before the lines were broken
It was just blind luck
that some survived
the tale being so ancient
even the ink employed to write its lines
had lost most of its pigment
From a dusty corner
beneath a desk
curled pages reclaimed the light of day
and with hours of gentle loving care
were revealed to all of us today
The story is a classic
a must for every shelf
to be taken down and glorified
and never lost again
preserving always what they signified
So there it is, now yours to know
to revel in its wisdom
and pass it on to waiting youth
continuing the steady passage
toward an unadulterated truth