True story
I have a library book
Borrowed for to read
It does look rather interesting
An interest which need
To take me ‘way from poetry
And give my mind a rest
This book I think will do the trick
A nice and welcome guest
I’ve just got to page 64
Plot and people weave
My rhyming mind wants to unwind
But book says “please don’t leave”
I put this poem you’ve just read
Into page 64
A bookmark for my storyline
While I go rhyme some more
I’m up to ten new poem drafts
Stored in 64
Keeping this page bookmarked
Til I come back for more
The library calls to ask
Do I want to extend?
Yes, I want to read my book
I want to reach the end
I visited the coffee shop
Book under arm (well caught)
I will admit it felt quite large
Though safe from harm – I thought
The jolly book jumped from my arm
Shop poem-covered floor
I need to hold off poetry
And read past 64
(I did finish the book….eventually)
-DON MATTHEWS
Don is an Australian writer who focuses on humour. He runs the ‘Flippant, Comic, and Serious’ website.
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Reading is a great way to pass time.
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Don and his writing address the compulsions of writerhood. Not being able to stop the words from coming. A popular advice to all writers is that reading is a prerequisite to good writing. But what if the mind can’t quiet down to absorb the words of another? Is there always a churning of thoughts, feelings, and imagination? I’m glad the book was finally read and that the poetry writing didn’t take a hit because of it. The freedom to express must always reign supreme.
Congratulations Don!
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