Monday, February 04, 2008

The Reader's Journey



Confusion rages

from the noise of the television,

the stereo,

the computer,

the traffic outside,

the dog barking in the yard,

the neighbor's vacuum cleaner roaring

through shrill sirens racing to another emergency

as the boom box on the sidewalk resonates

and shakes the fillings in my teeth.

Unperturbed,

I lay down silently with my quiet companion,

opening the leaves

that submerge

into a forest of light green words,

small seeds

ready to plant

in an eager heart

fertile with the thirst for knowledge.

This is the journey of a reader.


copyright, 2008, Loretta Kelly

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