Rip Beverly Cleary
Beezus and Ramona
Are in mourning, as am I,
For she who gave them life
Has sadly picked this time to die.
Ms. Cleary published her first book
The year that I was born.
I read them as a child
And to my kids, our copies worn.
Not long ago, my grandkids
Heard some stories, which I shared,
Of characters so old I’d wondered
How, through time, they’d fared.
I am delighted to report
Ramona’s still a pest
Who drives her sister crazy;
They have passed the still-cool test.
For that, Ms. Cleary (Beverly),
I couldn’t thank you more.
You’ve earned the right to cap your pen
At age one-hundred four.
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