When You Read
when you're bored with nothing to do
here's a bit of good advice for you
go to the bookshelf, pull out a book
see how little effort that took?
open that book and start to read
on it's pages find what you may need
to run away and have a good time
find it in stories or a book of rhyme
travel easily to China or Japan
or maybe some unknown fantasy land
become a brave king or a wise wizard
find out how to cook chicken gizzards
play with cute puppies and kitty cats
run with the horses, fly with bats
curl up with red foxes in the wood
do all the things you wish you could
stay there all day, perhaps all night
if you have a little reading light
fight the battles, claim the prize
soon you will be closing your eyes
When you read your brain will grow
many things you'll discover and know
open that book and remember please
life is exciting when you read
I am back on here writing poetry after being away for a few years.
Rose
While I was having my wisdom tooth pulled this morning, a tall, good looking, black, dental technician couldn't wait to talk to me. When I was in for a consultation a couple of weeks ago, I gave her, the dentist and other members of the staff some of my books.
I was being sedated when she gave me the heart sign with her hands and said, "I love your writing. I read a few words and I started to laugh. And then I found out that it was a book of many different short stories, something I like, too.
She wanted me to tell her what book I would recommend next of mine. It's nice to see a young, rap savvy young lady on her mobile phone, learn to enjoy reading again.
They molested me while I was under against my wishes to go under, and my wisdom tooth was gone when I woke up along with the feeling on the left side of my jaw, tongue and lips.
Ron