The makers of the fountain pen,
have plenty to thank the feathered flock in the sky
readers of the written word
expected their reading , beautifully
written out back in the day
Feathers were carefully chosen
each for the way they balanced in the hand
and when the chosen feather was picked
the nib would be carved out to
hold the ink the paper would be marked with
each one unique, shaped for the task in hand
resting now and again for the writer to collect their thoughts
