ON READING & COMPLETING A BOOK

My little ode to rediscovering the joys of reading , developing my focus and increasing my attention span .... a skill i had thought i had lost .   Readers are supposed to be leaders . Fiction teaches me as much or more through its captivating narrative .  Give me old fashioned printed books , my den and a cup of chai on a Sunday ! Heaven ! ​

 
Enveloped with a feeling of deep satisfaction ,
Tranquility , calm and some reflection , 
As I leave the world of ink and paper , 
Reluctantly but joyfully , what a caper !
 
Thrilled that my focus has improved with time, 
My span of attention , my vocabulary and rhyme ,
Glad for  simple knowledge -  an accomplishment ,
Thought paradigm of the author  -   an achievement
 
The eyes cannot unsee , the mind unimagine ,
New horizons explored and dreams examined ,  
Once touched by the endowment of a written book ,  
Thought transferred , soul exposed  and a fresh outlook. 
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