That’s the private name, you see, of the little Heidelberg®.
We began with her as well.
She’s still with us – although dwarfed now,
in the shadow of our new digital giants: but snug;
between the laser’s whirring drone
and the monitor’s pale blue flickerings.
With her neat gilt piping, her embossing stamp
and her little die,
our Stella is in perfect working order
– quietly huffing and puffing;
as patient as ever.