
~READING RAINBOW~
Every time I read a book my imagination
arches a rainbow across the sky.
Every color is a different adventure
when on its strip I lie.
As I slide I land in other worlds and learn
how other people live,
like Eskimos who live in igloos
and how they share and give.
I learn about the moon and stars
and planets up in space,
about this earth we live upon
and troubles I may face.
When my mind departs the text,
I can be anyone I want,
anyplace, anytime, anything,
a princess or a knight on a treasure hunt,
a dragon, a fairy or even a mommy
when I step into the world of words.
Momma says every word makes me smarter
as I learn about different birds,
about trains and planes and history
of when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
I can get ahead in life real quick
when I understand readings worth.
So every chance I get I read
to my teddies or my little brother
and someday I will be an important someone
when Im grown up like my mother.
Theres a fountain of wisdom within words,
so much to learn as I grow
so, I start real young to find my pot of knowledge
at the end of my reading rainbow.
2004 Karen Davies

