It is a perfect, blue-sky beautiful September day today, and it is my last tiny scrap of summer before school begins on Tuesday. So, the days are neither long nor gray, but I agree completely with the sentiment of this little poem. Today is going to be a reading day.
A Little Book – Ruth Lilly
I like to read a
Little book
When days are
Long and gray.
Just in a cozy
Little nook,
And there I know
I’ll stay!
To read the covers all way through
I like a little book,
Don’t you?
(From The Poetry Foundation. Photo © Adrian van Leen for openphoto.net CC:PublicDomain)
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What a lovely little poem. Thanks for sharing. I’ve already been in school for two weeks-enjoy your freedom just a little longer!
You said it,but believe me, I wanted to say thattoo.Loved it.
I love this poem, too. I’m in that little book mood.
Congratulations, too, on your deserved BBAW short listing!!