Poem -
~ ODE TO THE ENCYCLOPEDIA ~
Covered
Beauty
With well bound
Forests
In explorations
Doorways,
A path through the trees
Of hewn
Pages
Through histories
Nooks,
Forgotten
For Wikipedia
And online
Books,
The Britannica
Did sail
The seas
Of knowledgeable
Men
And women that flew
The skies
Before
Recorded time
Began,
Dinosaurs trampled
Its halls
With glossaries
That graced
The tables and desks
Of Kings
And Saints,
It was quite simply
The original
Grand
Compilation.....
The best of the best
Sold
Door-to-door
Well before
Words
Like 'Matutinal'
Had any respect,
Today
It is remembered
By youth
With a dusty
Neglect,
But I recall it
As
A window
Into time,
The original
Internet
To be held
On high....
Tony Taylor
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Comments
Great poem Tony
I had one of those books when I was a kid lotta fun and looking through them all
My great friend
Thanx so much GREG!!....we had them too and almost almost all of my friends families had a set too!!.....It was definitely the original internet!!.....again, thank you kind sir!!......smiles......T xo : )
Ah...took me back.to.childhood Tony...I remember the salesmen calling and how everybody coveted the collection...a kind of keeping up with the Joneses payed by installments... same as the Joneses😁...in our neck of the woods. I think they were the reason coffee tables were invented!!!! Enjoyed x
AMEN sister girl!!....thank you SOOOO much MARION......it's interesting to talk to young people about it....they're like "Ummm, what's a encyclopedia?"...LOL!!....anyway, just sayin'!!......Thanx again for relating to this and sharing the kind words!!.....you're groovy!!......Peace!!......T xo : )
Great write Tony. I can remember when an encyclopedia salesman came to the door back in the 60’s and sold my parents a full set. Used it often growing up for school. Yup those days are long gone!
JP
It's amazing brother ~ how many people have had near identical memories of those days and the happy telling of the day the salesman came to the door and have VERY similar recollections of the that experience.....but most of all.....how those books brought to the surface near identical recollections of those days and the role that the Encyclopedia's played in those memories!!......Thanx JP....for sharing yours and for just being a cool cat!!.....Lots of Love man!!....stay well and be well!!.......I am your ever friend!!.......and your ever admirer!!.....Peace out!!.......T xo : )
Aww Tony I loved my encyclopaedias all through my childhood schooldays, I can so relate ❤️❤️❤️
YAY!!....Thanx so much JILL.....For just being YOU!!....you're the coolest!!........Stay Groovy Sister!!........T xo : )
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Thank you kindly Tony for taking me back to those glorious days of steam & the many night times that I would spend after lights out under the blanket with a torch lapping up the wonders contained within each of those magnificent tombs ..
This has got to be among my fave Tony Taylors to date and for so many reasons sir ... Neville :)
Hello Tony, my turn to say sorry for the late comment. I love a good ode, and this my friend is certainly one of those :)
"The Britannica
Did sail
The seas
Of knowledgeable
Men"
I love the play on words here! Exceptional writing and imagery provided. Such a delight and dedication to something that has proven its wealth and worth for so many. For knowledge is power
Thank you for showcasing such a cleverly composed piece of poetry. You always set the bar high my talented friend
Gwen :) x