Please stay behind the rope

 

There should be a gallery for the written word

Printed and framed with spelling all checked

Signed at the bottom by the author

Security guards standing by

 

Punctuation verified by professors

If rhymes, they should roll off the tongue

Subject matter should stand out

Unique but not obscure

Worthy to hang across from the Mona Lisa

 

Visitors speak only in hushed tones

Non-glare glass over acid-free paper

Secured to the wall by a single nail

Level to within .0001 of an inch

 

Temperature controlled – of course

No music – no fluorescent lighting

If carpet – not shag

No gum chewing within 5.4  yards

No flash photography 

Any and all sneezing must be done before
        entering.