If reading doesn't turn you on, get plugged in;

surely there must be something you're interested in.

Are you like a dog without a bone, always bored;

stimulate your mind, you'll never miss a chord.

Whether it's winter, spring, summer or fall;

rest assured, reading brings a great windfall.

Whether it's for education, leisure or pleasure;

those books will give you a meaningful life's measure.

Don't like nonfiction, then try some fiction;

your life will surely have a lot less friction.

Try an autobiography if you think self-help will be boring;

it'll be quite alright even if you end up snoring.

There are some interesting westerns, romance novels too;

the biblical psalms and proverbs, they have a great value.

Either way you slice it, readers have a verbal advantage;

just make sure you avoid all the smut and the garbage.

If reading doesn't turn you on, get plugged in;

surely there must be something you're interested in.

Those who don't read are like fish out of water;

but no need for the extreme, to become a book pedler.