First off I would like to send out a thank you to Georganne for helping me with the technical aspects of posting this for all of ya'll.
Second, I had to memorize this poem in 6th grade-ish and I guess it had an impression since I still can recite the first few lines. I'm not much of a writer so I figured I'd post something someone else has already written. Enjoy!
Books Fall Open
-David McCord
Books fall open,
you fall in,
delighted where
you've never been;
hear voices not once
heard before,
reach world on world
through door on door;
find unexpected
keys to things
locked up beyond
imaginings.
What might you be,
perhaps become,
because one book
is somewhere? Some
wise delver into
wisdom, wit;
and wherewithal
has written it.
True books will venture,
dare you out,
whisper secrets,
maybe shout
across the gloom
to you in need,
who hanker for
a book to read.
p.s. on topic unrelated to books: I would like to wish a safe and healthy return to Kelly and Chelsea from the great city of New Orleans.
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amazing! "True books will venture,dare you out,
ReplyDeletewhisper secrets,maybe shout across the gloom
to you in need,who hanker for a book to read."
jon is sometimes asked by people what my hobbies are. he tells people that i like to read, and that seems to confuse them. i'm not sure what they are expecting to hear, perhaps, puffy painting or drag racing, but reading doesn't seem to satisfy them.
but, i have to say, i don't care. reading can open your mind, teach you new things, take you to new destinations and just plain entertain you. so, you will see me in my free time sitting on the couch or in laying in bed or sitting on the metro reading. unashamedly.