A Poet, Not a Recluse

Red blood courses through my veins I've written my will, I pay my bills The currents of the day reach me too I am a poet, not a hermit At the sight of blood, I do not swoon Nor do I ever sleep in 'til noon' I'm a hardworking, fun-loving bloke who appreciates a cold beer and a good joke Married with kids, I encourage them in math and science, for that is the future Better that they can program computers than study Latin and Greek with a private tutor I am a poet, not a recluse I have morals and values, I'm not 'loose' I want my kids to pilot jets, not sit in a caboose to be proud descendants of Theodore Gisell* ~ not Dr. Suess ________________________________________ 'Dr. Suess' was Theodore Gisell's pen name. A graduate of Dartmouth College in the 1920's, Gi- sell was a man of action and adventure. Among other gigs, he reported on WW2 as an embedded reporter in the trenches with the troops. ~ gw