Mark Toney Poet Ottava rima

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Carpe Librum

Fresh new book opens wide and swallows me whole!
As plot thickens, my heart pounds, I catch my breath
Focusing on characters as scenes unfold
Instilling memories of their length and breadth ...
Completing one book a month a fine, firm goal
Consider subjects even outside your depth
Reading encourages to take life in stride—
Back to my book! See you on the other side!






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November 7, 2019
F T I series 21 books
Brian Strand, sponsor

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Andrea Dietrich November 10, 2019 at 7:48 PM I admire you doing this, mark.As a young adult I read at least one book a week . Those were days before VCR and NEtflix. NOw my goal is to read one short story a week as I do sauna at my gym. haha!! Mark Toney November 10, 2019 at 10:03 PM Lol... Nice observation about pre-VCR and NetFlix days, Andrea. I did a lot more reading years ago too. One short story each week in the sauna sounds like you’re making good use of your time! ~Mark