I recently found and purchased a 1926 edition of One Hundred and One Famous Poems published by R. J. Cook. It is a beautiful leatherette folio in excellent condition. My dad used to read poetry aloud from this book when I was a child. That reading instilled in me a real love of the poetic form. Poetry was meant to be read aloud. Perhaps one of these days, I will record the reading of some poetry and post it on this web site. For now, you will have to read it aloud to yourself. Better yet, read poetry to your kids and/or grandchildren.
The book includes a wonderful little poem by Francis Bourdillon. When I read the poem, I thought of the millions of devices we now have for communication. We can now use our cell phones to contact anyone at any place and time. Yet, a heartfelt word or even a touch offered in person can communicate so much more than thousands of words uttered over an electronic device. Hmmm! I guess that includes the internet.
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