Welcome O’ Wanderer, to the greatest carnival on Earth,
You look all revved up to join this happening party!
Why don’t you relax with Long John Silver and his rum?
Or share a butterbeer with Harry if that strikes your fancy!
Join Snow White and Cinderella with their dizzy foxtrot,
And try your luck to kiss and wake the Sleeping Beauty!
Stop over to pat Moby Dick by the pond – he’s real friendly,
And hop over for an animated gambol with Timmy the Dog!
Glinda the Good Witch will merrily teach you her magic,
And while you’re at it, cheer up Sam and Frodo with some!
Try not to disturb Alice looking through the glass though,
And watch your head for Peter Pan juggling Miss Moppet!
This party is happening in every room around the world,
When any child picks up a book and unlocks his dreams!
Take some time to wipe the dust from your old bookshelf,
And unhook the anchor to sail towards your wonderland!
As a kid, I was living a part in almost every book I read – an escape into my personal fantasy. I forget now how easy it was to run away with my thoughts. The prompt given by Anthony at dVerse to go crazy with our imagination was a perfect way to bring my best friends back to life!
An Armchair Perfectionist 
Books are a great escape … As a child and now.
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Totally!
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right.
Yes Prajakta. You are absolutely
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You know my love for books dad!
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Charming poem featuring your childhood heroes.
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Thank you 🙂
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I spent much of my childhood in books as well…they were my escape from reality…so I caught many of the references and it def fits my life….
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Glad you could connect with this Brian. Solid friends those books were!
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I think a lot of us poets loved and still love books. I enjoyed your take on the prompt. There are a few of these characters I’d love to meet myself.
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I love reading but struggling to find the time to maintain it. Books are probably my one true love.
Thanks 🙂
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This was fun! I would love to be able to spend time with some of these fictional characters. Party on!
(The link you posted at dVerse does not work. You might want to put in a revision.)
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Thank you Mary 🙂 Corrected it!
I would love to join this party more and more!
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Like Mary, I noticed your link at dVerse is faulty, but hey, we can just click on your name & arrive here regardless. As a kid, I read voraciously, but dearly loved the imagery in comic books the most, leading to becoming a movie buff, & reviewer; but words themselves can create superb imagery in the theatre of the mind; loved you ditty.
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Theatre of mind – I like that! Books that talk are special 🙂
Thanks for your comments and I corrected the link.
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And even with what seems less and less time or inclination for children to read books.. they can still be exposed to the imaginary of heart through Disney Movies and such as that….
But it is so important for children to dream the imaginable as that is where so much of innovation lies true.. in a mind that sees no limits in potential of life..:)
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Creativity cannot be fed! There is unlimitless potential in thinking and creating your own 🙂
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nice… i wanna read some of my childhood books as well… they opened up the world in such a fantastic way and made realitiy more bearable….
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There was a treasure of wisdom hidden in them too, I realize that now.
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I think you have a point.. that to the child the fairytales lack borders.. we can really wander between the different stories and find new adventures…
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There is no end to adventures in those books and in our thoughts!
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a fantastic fantasy carnival — good memories
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Thank you!
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so cool where a book can take us
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It is totally magical 🙂
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Interesting poem, it makes me want to visit some of those places. I haven’t read all of those books yet, I’ve got a list. A really loooonngg list… Growing up I was a voracious reader, thanks to my parents, who read a lot and they encouraged us to read. My dad had saved some of his books from his childhood. They gave me the beginning of my love of science fiction. He had books like Tarzan and the Pellucidar series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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Old books are always special, given the memories they come with. I haven’t heard of the Pellucidar series. I’ll look it up 🙂
Thanks for commenting!
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