For 34 years, my daily adventure was the role of high school English teacher/reading specialist, and I was often asked what "reading" actually is. The following poem explains my vision of the complex, indispensable skill called "reading."
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Reading...
...is deriving infinite meaning from the finite page --
unique, intimate, living mind-pictures from
another’s perceptions,
boundless constellations of imagery
bursting from page to brain to soul.
...is experiencing without direct experience --
feeling the unfelt
and seeing sights unseen,
the ultimate vicarious living.
...is journeying around the world,
within the world,
beyond the world,
within your mind’s world.
...is navigating the vastness of the universe,
the minuteness of the atom,
the depths of profundity,
between two cardboard covers.
...is achieving in the solitude of your mind
heartening cognizance that you are not alone,
while discovering in the words of others
the untrammeled, inviolate you.
copyright 1997 by by Chuck Morlock
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