Bookworm-PS

It was a dark and stormy night, or so the story goes Another of those wondrous tales to keep us on our toes Like looking glass and wonderland, grim witches and their spells Peter Pan and his lost boys, the lovely Tinkerbell The days I’ve spent lost to the world, so snug inside a book The villains who are best of all, Long John and Captain Hook I’ve sailed away to desert isles and walked the frozen wastes Swum deep beneath the ocean waves; the Kraken I have faced Sherlock Holmes to Frankenstein have held me in their thrall But can I name just one that I have loved the best of all? On different days I need to find a different place to be Sitting on my daily train: oh, commuter misery Today it’s off to Lilliput in the company of Swift Tomorrow could be opium dens, by Sherlock left adrift Or possibly to Mordor, to fight those pesky orcs Or up north to Skallagrigg, to fly among the hawks If I had a pound or two for every place I’d been I’d be a millionaire by now, but I really must come clean The written word to me is worth much more than any cash A nice new book is just the thing, I’ll add it to my stash The gadgets that are used today are all right in their place It’s print and ink in solid form that put a smile upon my face