2008: When You Let Sunlight Work On Your First Draft

We know why the old piece of paper is yellow
It's not because of overuse
With very little written on it
It's been set aside for so long

Not that anyone expected this page
To do anything by itself
He may have had high hopes
When he added a few black lines on white

If he had valued his work
Safely put it away
But it was left exposed
In a corner of the room

Right where the bright morning sun
Not slowed down by the thin glass
Did what he didn' t do
Finished turning the color of the paper

copyright 05-02-08

poem by Tom J. Mariani
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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