A Nook and a Story Book

Oh come with me ye boys and girls; And what stops, I ask, the youth and the old? Come ye of all age and gender, I'll lead you to magic, wonders untold. I lead you deep into woods, dreary and dark, And moss-laid meadows by a rill and a brook, Where dragons and demons cast their fiery spell, Great venturings into quests are undertook. Did you summon up fairies, is that your wish? Or perhaps sinewed heroes, comely maidens you'd like. I'll give them all, and some more, if that's your wish, Perhap's you'd like some Zen, linked with maintaining your bike. Most splendorous are my realms, on Earth and afar, From dark Styx to Elysium, Valhalla's Halls, To Barsoom and beyond to Syrius, and Dog, I'll take you through great deserts, through Poseidon's squalls. Or perhaps you'd prefer to hear from wizened old sages, Of wisdom, of life, of what awaits you in the pale, Or some sagas of survival, of heroic strife, Maybe you want the telling of whodunnit tales. I'll get tired of the telling, leave plenty unsaid But you're sure to be richer by the tales in my book I ask of you nothing, neither fee nor a price, Just cosily curl with a tome in your favourite nook. 15 Apr 2016