121822 sonnet Another Sonnet View on Penmanship

Another Sonnet View On Penmanship

There is the issue though of maker’s mark,

Their way of making heavy pen parts meld

In balance making, wielding little work

To post the cap, feel how well it will weld.

We note the weight now carried high in hand,

The celluloid with nib now surely has

An easy way, we work it like a wand,

As easy as any pen ever was.

And yet in time their weight will wear us down,

It’s not before we’ve written down the date, 

But two pages in that cramps come on, we frown

When writing feels like hauling deadweight freight.

The lighter pens are best to write forthwith

You’ll lag behind with gold, so stick with forth.