Edlynn Nau Poet Light Verse

The Editor

The Editor

I see all you have written,
Every word on the page.
Each note in the score,
Every dancer on the stage.

I notice matched colors,
In shirts just the same.
I can't stop the patterns,
They're just there in my brain. 

I see numbers as paragraphs,
Their beauty and ease.
If I'm at the zoo, 
I'd notice the fleas.

Folks hate the corrections,
That come from the editors.
They're just honing our skills,
to face our competitors.

We say "Thanks" or "Oh No"
Cuz we cannot combat,
But just a twist and a tweak,
and the poem is "All That"

-Edlynn Nau 
8-22-15

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Michael Tor September 8, 2015 at 2:41 AM I know now you are an English teacher. Beautiful write. You always make me smile. Edlynn Nau September 8, 2015 at 3:32 AM Actually taught ballet, choreographed, performed for 15 years (danced with SF Ballet) and was Director of Research for 8 years for our county and taught high school physics (and every grade from K-College). Hey, but English is my first language, does that count? Ha ha hee..Edlynn

Mike Martin August 25, 2015 at 8:19 PM Lively and lovely Edlynn Nau August 25, 2015 at 8:46 PM Thank you Mike!

Mike Martin August 25, 2015 at 11:25 AM Thank you. Way to honor the team. Nice beat. Edlynn Nau August 25, 2015 at 8:45 PM Thank you Mike! It's a marvelous team indeed!