The wisest poem ever

Was written by my daughter,

Although I’ve never known her

To be much of a scholar.

She’s only five years old now,

But wise beyond her years.

My daughter wrote a poem

That moved me into tears.

She scribbled down her feelings;

A napkin was her scroll;

A purple crayon her feather

Transcribing all her soul.

I’ve read a bunch of sonnets,

And other poems too.

By Whitman, Frost, and Shakespeare

And Maya Angelou.

But not a single poem

Has ever moved me more

Than words my daughter scribbled

Cross-legged on the floor.

She handed me the napkin,

Looked up at me and said,

“I wrote a little poem!”

Then watched me as I read.

Although it is a short one,

I hope you will agree…

The wisest poem ever:

I love me.

I love you.

I love we.

JJ Bitters was a drummer who wanted to share beautiful stories, so he became a poet who drums with words. He and his wife Marian live in Portland, Oregon.