My several bookcases located 

In the different rooms of the house 

Are full of books

I’ve even given some away to make room

There was a time that I had a ‘reading chair’ 

And I read book after book

Lots of biographies, some historical fiction

The odd fiction book 

Some self help books

I remember one time I was at a bookstore looking for a new book

One of my criteria was the number of pages

The more the better

So it wouldn’t finish soon

I read about political figures and actors

I read about people from other cultures 

But now, it’s a different story

I buy a book, read a few pages 

And then it sits in my room

Why am I not reading as much any more? 

I miss it 

Want to go back to it but

The world has changed with social media

The all-consuming social media

I read articles on my phone

But many articles, one book does not make

Times have changed and so have I 

I look with envy at the books on my bookshelves now

It helps that I have published a few books of mine

But I wonder if I’ll ever read like before

December 10, 2025