28 bowed heads before me Eager eyes scanning across pages Confidently drinking in the text Or slowly deciphering word by word Each page a labour and a triumph Two whose fingers dance Across rows of raised dots Finding meaning in a different code As fading eyes give way 20 minutes of silent reading Tales of adventure, love or sorrow Heroes in fiction or in fact Brought to life through ink or Braille Living for a time in youthful minds This short time to enrich the mind In the bounty of the written word To be immersed in imagined lives Or carried in the ebb and flow Of poetic voice These are moments to savour About the author:
Though he was born in Nigeria and brought up in Botswana, David Babatunde Wilson has lived in North Yorkshire for the last 32 years. He divides his time between his jobs as a Dad, household cook, taxi driver to his daughters, writing poetry and, despite his own disabilities, working as a Special Needs teacher.
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Mariia
11/1/2024 10:12:00 pm
Well done, David!
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