The Book
The Book
What is a book? its title bright
Captures the passing eye,
Yet we are happy to chance
Our repose in advance,
Do we ever really know why?
What is a book? it sits on the shelf
Its binding gathering dust,
But yet in its power
To value the hour
We place our absolute trust.
What is a book? it has no life
Unless you open the page,
Are its covers filled
With wisdom distilled,
Or as empty as the age?
What is a book? a pretty idea
Inducing inanimate vision,
It’s a view of life
With its vices rife,
But can we cope with transition?
What is a book? it serves no use
Without it quicken the mind
It’s a passing phase
Accross your gaze,
Can it leave a new truth behind?
Indeed because
A book is a voyage created for those
Who wish to life’s mysteries unravel,
It changes the mind of all mankind
Who have the courage to travel.
For
A book is a door into worlds unknown,
A window on thinking unseen;
It’s a tool for tomorrow
Which any may borrow
To travel new roads to dream.
© Margaret Montrose www.thegoldenpath.co.uk
About this poem
ORIGINAL BY MARGARET MONTROSE
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Written on January 01, 2000
Submitted by MontroseM on July 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 994 |
Words | 199 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 10, 1 |
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