I did nothing
today, April 23,
World Book Day

Except read a bit
a little here and there
trawling through
the Mail & Guardian
the latest Agenda
even a book on
Pink Floyd, wherever
and whoever they are!

I did nothing
today, April 23,
World Book Day

Except shiver in the cold
and drink lots of tea
and read this and that

What about those without
a roof over their heads

What about those without
a book to read

What about those without
the ability, so-called,
to read and write

What about those without
World Book Day

Sunday, April 23, 2006, prompted by the Centre for the Book’s Mark Espin on the telephone on the radio (SAFM).