Reading

Reading: 29th May 2004

Reading is educational and a lot of fun
And I recommend it to everyone
Even if you have glaucoma or a cross-eyed look
You will enjoy reading almost any book

I read Hansel and Gretel and Tom Sawyer
Rip Van Winkle, Robin Hood and Gulliver
Oliver Twist, Black Beauty and Clyde Barrow
J. Edgar Hoover, Eliot Ness and Clarence Darrow

My education consisted of three primary schools
And I adhered to all of the rules
Brushing my teeth, m y fingernails clean
I really respected matters on hygiene
Loved spelling, geography and nature-study
Fraction was the subject that discouraged me
But I read about Joan of Arc and Catherine the Great
Julius Caesar, Napolean Bonaparte and Henry the Eight

In 1953 I had the unusual privilege
Of shaking hands with Sir Alfred Savage
Who proceeded to interrogate me
On matters relevant to the community
Now I began to read a lot more
And learned about things I never knew before
The construction of the Panama Canal, the Berlin Wall
The evils of slavery and that wasn't all

It is my desire to see our youths learn
And I will seek the assistance of Franklyn Langhorne
Osmond Maison and others including Teacher Jennie
To begin a campaign against illeteracy
It will not be easy to carry this though
But if the Honeybear has made it they can too
I read about Patience and Tolerance
And I know success comes even when there's little chance

I read a little as you can see
The only books I didn't care about Necromancy
But I read about Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan
Hubert Critchlow, Jai Kissoon and Harold Lutchman
Dr. Edward Simon, Lionel Luckhoo and J.O.F. Haynes
I also read articles on No Pains No Gains
I am now a retired Senior Citizen
And someday I'll be reading about My Children.