On The Shelf

On  the Shelf !

Pick up a book, 

Take a look! 

Feel those pages, 

Creamy from ages.

Pick up a book, 

Then get hooked, 

Feel the fear, 

Imagine so the plot comes clear. 

Pick up a book,

Retreat to your nook,

Lose yourself,

Just reach up to that shelf. 

Leave the screen, 

Caress those precious pages of cream,

Delve deep into your mind 

Leave mundane reality far, far, behind. 

Pick up a book, 

Go on take a look !

Painting By Andre Martin De Barros

Childhood Stories

Childhood Stories 

In idyllic innocence 

When the sun was constant with it brilliance 

 Time seemed to stand still 

Imagination running riot and with time to kill, 

The dusty books that smelt of age, 

Became my friends and how I'd engage, 

My dreams and notions, 

Were fuelled by mystery, fantasy and magic potions,

Characters and creatures leapt from every leaf, 

Performing feats beyond belief,

Witches,fairies,treasure islands and gangs of chums,  

Staved of boredom and twiddling thumbs, 

Now ensconced in middle age 

How I wish I could turn back the page, 

When life was idyllic in it's innocence, 

And

 The sun always shone brightly in it's brilliance ! 

 Submitted to : Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic  whose theme is Childhood, Dreams, Books, and Role Models