Books?

Goldfinch60

So sad, what the young lad said to me;

“I have never read a book.”

How could I explain to him the pleasure,

That can be found in reading,

 Stories that can thrill; can make you laugh;

Can make you cry.

 

 

Books to me have always been there,

The total range of emotions can be felt;

Love, anger, hate, sadness, happiness.

Not to know these feelings that are given

By the skill and imagination of authors,

Is alien to me.

 

Listening and looking can produce emotion,

But reading allows you to use, your own imagination,

To create those characters, brought to life on the page.

To imagine the look of the villains and heroes is something

So personal, that if recreated on screen,

Mostly lets you down.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 30th, 2017 02:21
  • Comment from author about the poem: When I was Chaplain to the Sea Cadets I was talking to a Cadet and he said that he had never read a book. I wrote this poem for him.
  • Category: Reflection
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  • onepauly

    I know what you mean. when I'm reading a good book I can go 12 hours on top of 12 hours. that makes 24 hours.

    • Goldfinch60

      Lost in the mind of the author can be wonderful.

    • Michael Edwards

      Super poem - so true - and so it is with poetry - I do like poetry in which the reader can paint a picture in his mind - that makes it magical.

      • Goldfinch60

        Thanks Michael, so kind.

      • FredPeyer

        Well said Goldfinch, that is exactly why I prefer books to movies!

        • Goldfinch60

          Thanks Fred, with books the imagination is free to roam.

        • Heather T

          Books over movies any day. I kind of have a romance with the books themselves. I love the scent of paper, the weight of it in my hand, crisp pages, worn pages...I hope to never see them become antiques. I enjoyed this.

          • Goldfinch60

            Some of the books I have may well be antiques. It is very hard to get rid of any books. Thank you Heather.

          • Louis Gibbs

            A truth so well stated, and so lost on the current generation ... sad. Reading books is down, but I cannot believe it is going away in favor of the draw of interacting with the new devices. Thanks for posting this one, Goldie.

            • Goldfinch60

              Thanks Louis, much appreciated.

            • poetboy123

              Books are like a portal to a world in someone else's mind for you to take a look into. Once you start reading, you can't stop!

              • Goldfinch60

                Very true, getting lost in a book is magical.

              • P.H.Rose

                Brilliant GF60
                Love this......
                You have given me
                A fantastic idea for
                A poem.....
                Something I have forgotten
                My mind has unfortunately
                Deleted some earlier memories
                But your wonderful poem
                Reminded me of some....
                Thank you so much...

                • Goldfinch60

                  Thank you PH, I look forward to reading your memories.



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