The other day, I paid a visit
To our local library
They had an exhibition there
Of local history.
Some items of great interest
That fascinated me
Were the many books of country life
And how things used to be.
The careful entries in the books
Penned with a flowing hand
When writing was a work of art
And for all to understand.
The loving hands that held the quill
Were much more gracious then
How very different things are now
The scrawl, the ball point pen.
The great demand on speed and time
leaves penmanship behind
So the upstroke and the downstroke
Will be lost to all mankind.
The world, the times we live in
Left me in no doubt
That scribbling is in order
And Penmanship is out.
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