'Mr. Read More' Poem by Linda Winchell

Mr. Read More, read books a lot
and had them everywhere.
He had them on every table top
pilled in corners, and on every stair.

He changed his name from Mr. Nothing
so that what he loved, his name could now reflect
The thing he liked most to do, was to read his books
while in his favorite chair, he'd set.

He could read ten books it was said
in one day, all ten he'd read.
Then when that was done, he'd read some more
untill all this reading pushed him out the door!

His house was filling to the roof top
but Mr. Read More knew this not.
For all he wanted to do was read
never understanding, not a word of any he got.

He read so much it all seemed the same
from fiction to History and biography.
He wore his glasses on the tip of his nose
all this reading didn't help his eyes, to see.

Wisdom is that of a wise man's experience
a smart man is nothing but a books, educated fool.
For reading many books without experience of life around
does not help achieve a leader to fairly rule.