In The Beginning
Before a piece of writing
is published,
it is raw rhubarb,
sour to the senses.
Granted, editing
is much easier now
than during the
quill and inkwell days
when supplies were dear
and research
meant visiting a library.
But editing is still
more the chore than treat.
There will always be a better
word to be found,
a more precise
image to be described,
and a sweeter
sound of rhyme.
I suppose
God
wishes
our
useless appendix
was so easily remedied.
But then, that work
took
a mere seven days.
