Popular Poems About Reading

the old bloke in the pub says,
what can I get you?
I’m thinking perhaps a notebook and a pen
he suggests a scotch
oh, yes, damn it, go on, then  ..

It started with just a few breadcrumbs
Tasty morsels that led me tentatively out the door
just a little farther….
looking back nervously at my Task List
Just one more taste
and then I’ll go back

He pulled up all smiles and sweetness
saying here’s a Special Something I just know you’ll like...
But – All the Things – what about the Things I’m supposed to do?
I’ll serve you just what you need to get started, he said
I’ll have you back in a jiffy, he said
and with a glance over my shoulder at Responsibility
I said Ok, just for a...

saw you sitting alone here  
with a book and a pint  
and I thought you might need a friend  
would know better  
than to interrupt    ..  
 
 
 
 
 

kingsley amis
a miserable old chap
in his later years

by all accounts
for why I like him,
perhaps       ..