Ode To My Staple Remover
Thou instrument of
usefulness and grace With shining silver jaw and pointed fang; A set of plastic wings doth frame thy face For when the stapler snarls, and with a bang Descends in error on a sheaf of white- 'Tis thy divine and destined call to leap With great aplomb, and not without a fight Enclose the errant rogue and firmly keep That staple locked within thy stainless trap. And with a wrench, the tiny metal strip Shall bend, and from firm moorings, with a snap Be reft, thus dangling from our hero's lip. For thee, my servant with thy teeth of steel, This verse cannot contain the love I feel. |
Sonnet copyright Rachel Steele, 2000.
The photograph is copyright Spike Mafford. I got it here.