Inside A Pen

Inside a pen
live dragons and kings,
and soldiers and wishes
and fanciful things.

Inside a pen
live mermaids and frogs
and ponies and clowns
and slop-eatin' hogs.

Inside a pen
live rainbows and dreams
and airplanes and lions
and marvelous schemes.

Inside a pen,
your hopes and your glories
are waiting for you
to write their stories.

(C) 1998, Arden Davidson