July 3, 2007

  • My Favorite Book


    You are my P.G.
    Wodehouse
    .

    You make me snort
    with laughter.

     
    You are my Conan
    Doyle
    ;

    A mystery until the
    end.

     
    You are my C. S.
    Lewis
    .

    You see how beautiful
    truth is.

     
    You are my Hank the
    Cowdog
    ;

    Silly fun with a
    clever twist.

     
    You are my Wendell
    Berry
    .

    You take pleasure in
    provisioning.

     
    You are my Martin
    Luther
    ,

    Famous for good table
    talk.

     
    You are my David
    McCullough
    ;

    Decent, insightful,
    articulate.

     
    You are my Anthony
    Trollope
    ,

    Warm comfort on a
    cold evening.

     
    You are my Shakespeare,

    Full of quotes worth
    memorizing.

     
    You are my Matthew
    Henry
    .

    “Look at this,” as
    you point to a verse.

     
    You are my Chilton.

    You keep our cars
    running.

     
    You are my A.A. Milne,

    A good citizen of the
    100 Acre Wood.

     
    You are my Dostoyevsky;

    Complex, difficult,
    but worth the read.

     
    You are my Jeremy
    Burroughs
    .

    You model the rare
    jewel.

     
    You are my
    Chesterton;

    An original thinker
    without the bulk.

     
    You are my Fish and
    Game Regs
    ,

    A calendar of high
    holy days.

     
    You are my Dickens.

    You understand human
    nature.

     
    You are my Dante.

    You write poems of
    love.

     
    You are my Cabela’s
    catalog;

    Treasures waiting in
    the warehouse.

     
    You are my favorite
    book to read.

    Word by word;

    Page by page;

    Chapter by chapter.


Comments (8)

  • What a nice *way with words*

    You definitely qualify as a *wordsmith*

    Dana in GA

  • Am I being too obvious by asking you to add the Bible in here?

  • Thank you, dear Dana.

    A good question, Mel. I thought about it, I did. In one sense we are the Bible to other people. But in another sense the Bible is Divine revelation. It was my *high* regard for the Word of God that held me back. Writing “You are my Bible” next to “You are my Trollope” just seems irreverent to me.

    I even played with different characters “You are my David, blah blah blah” but that was distracting.

  • Maybe, You are my Bible, Audio, video, disco, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

  • Never shy about offering my opinion, I concur with Carol.

    Just because the Bible isnt mentioned doesnt mean it isnt ranked highest on the list.  Kind of goes without saying, especially in light of the books which are listed.

    Dana

  • Ooooh! This was my dessert this evening. Lovely, lovely.

  • I agree with Carol and Dana. I know tongue-in-cheek when I see it with tollyt. I would have had Ellis Peters as my mystery writer. You are my mystery in a monks cowl. Thanks to you I am a Trollope junky now. Blessings, M in SC.

  • That was great, Carol!! The Chilton, Fish and Game Regs and Cabela’s catalog are a nice touch .

    Carmon

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