Darke County Senior Scribe
Rx For Success
By Lois Wilson

Once again Senior Scribe Poet Laureate Lois Wilson is on top of the issues with her insightful look at the important events of the day.

This time it’s the demise of teaching “cursive” in school. Wilson offers three poems, each addressing a different look at the trend away from handwriting to a more computer-generated look.

Wilson's completed set - four volumes - of published poetry is now available and is offered as a fundraiser for the Senior Scribes Scholarship Fund. Enjoy great poetry and help a local youngster attend college. For additional information, contact editor@countynewsonline.org.

Rx FOR SUCCESS

By Lois Wilson

The teacher taught an industrious lad

Whose handwriting was horrendously bad.

Ever the optimistic concocter,

She urged, “You can always be a doctor!”

                         Lois E. Wilson

                        © 2011 Lois E. Wilson

OUT WITH THE OLD RETHINK

By Lois Wilson

What? No cursive writing required in grade school,

Keyboarding to replace it is the new rule.

Do you remember the longhand writing drills

We practiced in hope of improving our skills?

Strong up and down strokes and countless circle chains—

At last each letter was engraved on our brains.

Some folks write with a scribble or carefree scrawl;

Some write slanted large letters, some straight and small.

Handwriting has been an historic art form—

Elegant flourishes surpassing the norm.

No matter the hand, there’s a signature style.

To read and write cursive, it’s surely worthwhile.

Lois E. Wilson

© 2011 Lois E. Wilson

LONGHAND

By Lois Wilson

My young grandson at the least

Thought me to be coercive

Or even worse perversive,

So my teaching efforts ceased.

I found the lad was caring,

Convinced that I was swearing,

He cried in a tone dispersive,

“Grandma wants me writing CURSIVE!”

                   Lois E. Wilson

                   © 2011 Lois E. Wilson