by Allan M. Heller

Created on: November 18, 2011   Last Updated: November 19, 2011

I like to use a pencil now and then
To hear the graphite scratch across the page
And bring to mind the memories of when
Simplicity graced the entire age.

This obsolescent, skinny stick of wood
Symbolizes life sans complication
A time we took for granted, which was good
And free of needless technical frustration.

I think of random sketches, spelling tests
Of scribbling a short memo to a friend
Convection ovens, hand-written requests
Mundane routines I hoped would never end.

There was no rapid pace to break the peace
So wishing I were in the past again
An exercise that sets my mind at ease
I like to use a pencil now and then.

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