He came to Charlie's table <br />When Charlie came to his predecssor's office. <br />Forty years of service to eight Presidents, <br />If this data is correct I have not checked, <br />The Press has discovered Bob Gates. <br /> <br />Mr. Gates wisely understands the press 'worm can turn.' <br />AlThough I find 'the power of the press' a more apt phrase <br />As I too join the Bob Gates craze <br />But perhaps out of a different motivation than those <br />Who must file stories to please editors and ultimately readers. <br /> <br />This is an instinct call out here in cyberland <br />A peasant looking at The Grand <br />I swear I saw pain in Gates manicured frame <br />Though just beneath the surface as appropriate for a holder of great office. <br /> <br />The question was why there was so much attention all of a sudden. <br />The unspoken answer is that he has always been the same <br />It is we who have changed and after forty years see <br />A wise man to help guide us through turbulent waters. <br />I sip my coffee from the cup with the Great Seal <br />It is worth a little more this morning.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-saga-of-robert-gates/
