Books are dead
Don’t believe it? Read on
Books are dead my friend
Believe it
It’s true
Books are made of dead trees
And other vegetable stuff
Some are made of baby cows too
Which can be rough
On the cows and
Not to mention their pups
How can you say this is not true or
Do you only read books made with berry juice
Pressed onto sustainable responsibly sourced cabbage leaves
You may believe in something you can touch and can feel
I know you want to read a book that’s real
But you will grow old
Perhaps
And die
The next generation will always try
To do things a different way
So say what you may
Books have had their day
Soon we will all read Kindle
Our interest in pulp fiction dwindled
To nothing
Reduced to dust
Sawdust it seems
Perhaps something better will soon come
The next big thing
It could be Vocal but
They are far too busy
Battling invisible demons
To look to the future
So be prepared
For the day that reading books becomes rare
Dare you imagine that day?
O ~ o ~
Main photo is a brick relief on the Wimbledon public library building. All photo images: RGT
Hardly see anyone reading a book these days. A sign of the times?
Thanks for reading and please feel free to express your own views.
About the Creator
Raymond G. Taylor
Author living in Kent, England. Writer of short stories and poems in a wide range of genres, forms and styles. A non-fiction writer for 40+ years. Subjects include art, history, science, business, law, and the human condition.
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Comments (10)
Can you imagine stone tablets , scroll , books and kindle chips. It will be very interesting what they come up with next .
I still enjoy holding a book physically in my hands. But I also appreciate being able to carry an entire library in the palm of my hand.
I hope books don't die. I think we will eventually see a swing back to real books in education at least, and away from edtech. Kids do better reading real books.
Whoaaaa, hang on! There are books made from cows??? 😳😳
I hope books will always be. At least with real books you do not have to wait while your Nook, Kindle or computer charges to keep reading you just open it up and read. Good job.
Such a clever poem… well argued. The last photo is so sad!🥺
Even if people read them on tablets and phones now more than in print, books are still one of the best and most important inventions of humanity. I like reading paper books especially in travel when you don't always have access to chargers. Also happy that my Gen-Z son reads paper books all the time.
Great take on the nature of books and I don't have a preference but am fine with all formats.
Very frustrating that I did not yet open my bookstore. The nostalgia of holding a book is irreplaceable,,, though honestly, i have neglected my books lately. It is reading competition at the library here. So read i shall. But yo speak truth.
It’s very rare to see a book out of my own environment. You only see phones, people with their eyes glued to the screen.