Our lives revolve around books,

Story, school, now checkbooks

Once it was hands carrying books,

But now it’s an era of e-books

Libraries empty, cinemas flocked,

Readers are happy being mocked

It’s time to return to your ancestor’s footmarks,

Who, pledged to books, to create hallmarks

Comments

Khawaja Iqbal (author) from Pakistan on April 03, 2020:

Thanks #Rochelle Ann De Zoysa

Rochelle Ann De Zoysa from Moratuwa, Sri Lanka on April 03, 2020:

I've been reading a lot these days :) Nice poem :)

BRENDA ARLEDGE from Washington Court House on April 02, 2020:

It is the time for one to sit down and read a great book.