Very Sweet Poem
This is a Very Sweet Poem from “The Writer’s Almanac July 30, 2009″
(And I’m not saying that because it has such a great title.)
“Ben”
by David Budbill (Other works by the author)
You can see him in the village almost anytime.
He’s always on the street.
At noon he ambles down to Jerry’s
in case a trucker who’s stopped by for lunch
might feel like buying him a sandwich.
Don’t misunderstand, Ben’s not starving;
he’s there each noon because he’s sociable,
not because he’s hungry.
Continued on “The Writer’s Almanac July 30, 2009″
