A TURN UP FOR THE BOOKS

 

Why not turn a new leaf?

Pick up that book by your bed.

Learn something new about other things.

Bring a story to life in your head.

For a book can open up a world

That springs to life from the page.

A book can amuse,

A book can upset,

A book can prompt feelings of rage.

A character can somehow seem real

As if you have met them before.

The best books are the ones you cannot put down...

And leaves you wanting for more.

Make no mistake, a film can be great.

The special effects are immense.

But all the best films spring from the best books.

Come on! You know it makes sense!

A film will keep on playing

If you go to the kitchen or loo.

But a book will sit, patiently waiting

For the book can't be played without you.

To read and write is critical

In these info driven times.

And you've read to this point in the poem

Or others would say it's a rhyme.

But reading is more than just functional.

It doesn't just help us exist.

And if you are feeling skeptical,

Perhaps you don't know what you've missed.

Books can be truly magical;

I hope I have given that hint.

So why not try reading and reading for pleasure,

Those messages hidden in print?

© MF Cowan