My Often Read Book

Every chapter I’ve read tells a different tale Some are vibrant and bright, some are ashen and pale, For the book has a cover transparently made And its story rolls on, though its meaning may fade Just like shadows at sunset, and moon painted eyes There’s a bookmark consisting of subtle surprise With such ghostly reflection the manuscript glows On the surface it shines, though the river still flows. Every page has a bookmark of all that has been Every subtle sensation and wonderful scene, Like larks in the firmament, fish in the sea The natural world is so boundless and free, Sunrises so wonderful, and sunsets are too Birds are like jewels set in skies of deep blue, If we walked through forever and back home again There’d be too much to ponder on, or to explain. Though sometimes the darkness rules over the day There seems always a dawn that will chase it away, And always the sunshine’s gold amulets shine With diamond set rainbows they softly combine, For on every grey page there is silver and shade Combining life’s promises as they are displayed, And the last pages are truly best ones to read For their songs are the music and love is the seed…