IMMORTALITY

A line or two
that's all I ask
to be remembered by
or even a felicitous phrase
to be or not to be
how do I love thee?
the LORD is my shepherd
you get the idea

The putting of words to paper
they say
is everything from
fool's errand
to
divine vocation

I'm not so sure it's anything more
– or less –
than a bid however feeble
to say something worth remembering
words to be recited -- please God --
by school children ages hence

And I'll bet if you'd asked
Will and Liz and Dave
about it
they'd have grinned
– sheepish --
and said
"yeah"