Home is a Good Book

The written word is home to me.

I discovered this when I was small.

Story characters, like family

Can captivate and enthrall.

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It all began with mom and dad

Reading stories nightly.

First picture books, then chapter books,

We soaked them up with glee.

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From Dr. Suess to Little House,

And later, J.R.R. Tolkien.

With every word, my siblings and I

Took all that we could glean.

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The written word is home to me,

Especially these days.

I’m quite content to find that I

Can write a pleasing phrase.

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Now I like fiction, articles, and poems.

I read most every day.

And when I find I’m mesmerized,

I’m in my getaway.

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My home expands, my world evolves,

I learn and I excel.

Just when I think I’m done for now,

New words put me under a spell.

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The written word is home to me,

So books are like my friends,

And on my turf, I start anew

Just as the last tale ends.