This is my first attempt at spray paint art. I did it to illustrate the rhyme below. It is 2 1/2" x 12".
by Focus
© 2000 Focus, all rights reserved
Lengths of silver wire, bent but strong,
They hold together papers that to me belong.
My pockets all are bulging with paper clips.
I wiggle 'em and jiggle 'em 'tween my fingertips.
There is a world of things these clips can do.
Myriads! Let me explain a few to you.
Bend some clips and twist 'em so they're sharp and poke
Then leave on chairs to startle unsuspecting sitting folk!
Clips can clean your fingernails, clean your toenails too.
Clips free stuck computer disks, open mice gummed up with goo.
Clips set hair in pincurls, or a clip may part your hair.
Or, like barettes, they style it! Use clips everywhere!
Clip up hems that tear out. Clip the latch that wriggles free.
With a clip you pick the lock when you've mislaid the key.
Press a clip into soft clay, to get textures fair.
Get some clips just to keep. Get some clips to share!
Clips make office jewelry, like bracelet or like ring.
Clips make shiny necklaces, all hooked up in a string.
Jumbo clip can be a compass. Hold your finger at one end,
Then swing the other end about with point of ballpoint pen!
Use a clip to measure. A small clip's near an inch;
So if you don't have a ruler use a clip in a pinch.
Paperclip the cloth unto the pattern when you sew.
Use a clip as bookmark so your place you will know.
Clips make handy tools. Use a clip to punch a hole!
Use paperclips to hold a waving flag atop its pole.
Clips gleam in silver pattern on a crafty picture frame.
Lay clips out upon your desk to spell your lover's name.
Use a clip to make a handle for a paper cup.
The cup may leak a little, but you can pick it up.
A clip may be a weapon, hurtling through the air.
(Naughty boy with rubber band is who shot it there.)
A clip can bend into a toy for a child to flip.
It can be a pull for broken zipper, so that you can zip!
A clip can be quite stylish! Make a fringe on skirts or shorts.
Use clips as hooks for buttons - it really takes all sorts!
Cut it, and put a worm on. Use it as a hook!
Then bake the fish with recipe clipmarked in your cookbook!
A clip can push back cuticle. A clip can scrape off paint.
A clip can be a halo for handcrafted Christmas saint.
Use a clip to mend your glasses. Use a clip to make a spring.
Use a clip as inspiration for a song you want to sing.
Clips have added to our language. We have clipper ships at sea!
Horses trot with "clip clops"! There are news clips on TV!
Clips are metal or they're plastic; clips are big or small.
We have a close relationship. I love them, love them all!
