Come Turn The Page

Pick up the book

then take a breath

to calm an eager heart.

Put off the work

set for today,

delay or set apart

all thoughts of lists

and stuff to do,

for pages must be turned,

new places seen,

explored in awe,

with fresh life lessons learned;

come in and meet

the people who

play out their days inside

the covers of

this book you hold,

then in a while decide

your feelings on

these characters,

whose lives you’ve understood;

their choices made,

their empathies,

on who or what seems good.

Come turn the page,

come make a start;

adventures lie within.

Your new book waits

with words unread.

It’s your move … let’s begin.

JH

Poem Copyright © 2022 Jonathan Humble