To You the Poet
Clark Steven Lupton
December 9, 2006
I thank all the poets
Who have sampled some of my rhymes
From the most regular reader
To just the occasional “sometimes”
I’ve written all these poems
To get my ideas of my chest
And I thank you for your patience
For how they were expressed
The topics are varied
My flight of ideas have been soaring
Some of them were surprising
But I hope none of them were boring
I know you have written poems too
Some were serious and some were funny
But we all do it to express ourselves
And wish they would earn us some money
To all of you who commented
And gave me lavish praise
I thank you a thousand thanks
In a thousand ways
And for the more regular readers
Like Aika, Lacie and Ruth
Your comments mean the world to me
That is the honest truth
We are mostly a bunch of poets
Whether we wrote so sadly that we sniffed
Or made us laugh out loud
Either way it’s our gift
And for you who are just curious
And your opinion may have a doubt
Thanks for giving my poems a try anyway
And for randomly checking them out
I just thought I’d acknowledge you all
For reading my rhyming stories and thoughts
And I don’t just thank you a little
I really thank you lots!