Stocked with old and new
Build with stories
And ideas true
Build it strong
Against winter’s wrath
Build it light
To illuminate the path
Build it cool
For hot, arid days
Build it restful
To shed stressful ways
Alice and her adventures
In Wonderlands
Pooh and Tiger
Where 100 acre wood stands
Peter Rabbit’s, lost coat
And the farmer’s fence
And every story told,
Before and since
Magic and fantasy
And fiction’s pull
Harness their wonders
Inspire your soul
Read each day
Also read each night
Read to learn reason
Sift wrong from right
Read of new vistas
Walk strange lands
Read of new “peoples”
Clasp new hands
Read to find
Alternate ways
Read to grow and live
And love each day
Read aloud
Read silently
Read unusual ideas
Enthusiastically
Read to grow
Read to someone
Read to learn
Read for fun
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