Reading is relaxing!

Daily writing prompt
How do you relax?

I find my refuge in the fold
of paper worlds, where stories hold
a gentle hand, a softened light,
that carries me through endless night.

The kettle sighs, the chair leans back,
time slips between each printed track.
No need for journeys far or grand—
a book can build another land.

Each sentence hums, each chapter sings,
of hidden doors and secret things.
And as I turn, the world grows still,
a hush that bends to word and will.

No stress remains, no shadows stay,
when ink and thought can lead the way.
My favorite peace, my sweetest art:
a book that opens up the heart.

6 responses to “Reading is relaxing!”

  1. Positively Alyssa Avatar

    I could not agree more that reading is relaxing. With all the craziness happening in the world, especially in the United States, I need this to escape.

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      I can see how you’d need a good book to escape into Alyssa! X

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  2. SRIKANTH Avatar

    This is a perfect, cozy tribute to the quiet magic of reading. The lines “a book can build another land” and “a hush that bends to word and will” capture that complete, immersive escape so beautifully. What a lovely Saturday share—thank you.

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      Thank you! Glad you thought so. Xx

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  3. ELLA DOSS Avatar

    This is beautiful. I am a big reader and I love escaping into the fantasy world within a book. I can relate to the line “No stress remains, no shadows stay” because one of the reasons I started reading was to calm my racing thoughts after a difficult day. What a lovely poem.

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      Thank you and I agree reading can definitely come racing thoughts ❤️❤️

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