The Argument of His Book by Robert Herrick

I sing of brooks, of blossoms, birds, and bowers,
Of April, May, of June, and July-flowers;

I sing of May-poles, hock-carts, wassails, wakes,

Of bridegrooms, brides and of their bridal-cakes;

I write of youth, of love, and have access
By these to sing of cleanly wantonness;

I sing of dews, of rains, and piece by piece
Of balm, of oil, of spice and ambergris;

I sing of times trans-shifting, and I write
How roses first came red and lilies white;

I write of groves, of twilights, and I sing
The court of Mab, and of the fairy king;

I write of Hell; I sing (and ever shall)
Of Heaven, and hope to have it after all.

I'm reading a book about books...

kind of like the Seinfeld Episode about the Coffee Table book about Coffee Tables...

It's called "Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures"

I was drawn to it thinking that as a book fanatic I've probably read most of the books in it ... but maybe it would have a few new ones for me to check out.

I delve into it and am completely drawn in by the introduction... (starting on page 1)... and think wow this is perfect! "There's nothing sexier than someone who is well-read and witty" - that's me (LOL!).

Well guess what - I'm lucky if I've read 2 books on the list - incl. one that I only got half through as it bothered me too much (well written - just too graphic for me)...

So I'm going to read through it and make many notes and widen my reading horizons by leaps and bounds.

I'll keep you posted!!

ps. for my one blog reading fan... I changed the background to keep you smiling!