Influence Poem by Paul Reed

A gift is the chance
The lives of others to enhance
To tell a tale and sing a song
To remember what made the evenings long
To see eyes open wide, excited
As far-off lands are sighted
Tales not from a computer screen
But born from the thread between
To tell all that you have learned
When you got your fingers burned
But how you have since grown strong
Singing your wondrous song
So take the time and spread the glory
Of your unique and splendid story