Ode to a Fine Candidate on an Equally Fine Fall Day

by Leslie Dalton

Because our children need safe routes to school,
And our fair city needs to grow and thrive,
We need a candidate who's not just cool,
But who will work with commitment and drive.

She'll patronize the arts and help us know
The quality of life we dream about.
She wants professionalism to grow
In order to have community clout.

We'll still have all that's best about our town,
Including vital links to A.F.'s past,
But when the neighbor's weeds are all cut down,
The good parts of life here can really last.

If you don't choose her, you have missed the boat,
'Cause Heidi Rodeback deserves your vote.
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Don't forget to vote in the primary tomorrow!

Just remember, when you go, that no other candidate has inspired a sonnet.