Beezus and Ramona
Are
in mourning, as am I,
For
she who gave them life
Has
sadly picked this time to die.
Ms.
Cleary published her first book
The
year that I was born.
I
read them as a child
And
to my kids, our copies worn.
Not
long ago, my grandkids
Heard
some stories, which I shared,
Of
characters so old I’d wondered
How,
through time, they’d fared.
I
am delighted to report
Ramona’s
still a pest
Who
drives her sister crazy;
They
have passed the still-cool test.
For
that, Ms. Cleary (Beverly),
I
couldn’t thank you more.
You’ve
earned the right to cap your pen
At
age one-hundred four.
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