ode to a pen An Ode to the PenCome, let us praise the humble penWhich gives form to the thoughts unspokenThat they may be by others readLong after author is mute or deadAnd oral lore forgotten.A pen can do more than a swordAnd is it not a greater goodTo spill much ink instead of bloodTo make the world more ordered?If not for this, the humble penSo much reduced would be our ken.And we would have to find againWhat others found before us.