Kill a tree, read a book
Tuesday, August 14 2012 @ 12:31 PM CDT

There's nothing like a dirty newspaper or smelly old book. Proposed: KILL A TREE, SAVE A BOOK

Between the covers, stories lie
that once were music for our eyes.
Now below what once was fold,
what once was read's now mostly scrolled.

Now what lies between the sheets
for breathless hearts with breathless beats
no longer touches our affairs;
the news is written in the air

Without carbon, ink or smudges,
polar Huffingtons and Drudges
spin our daily history...
but whence the objectivity?

Carbon saved and carbon burned;
few trees felled for pennies earned.
We can't turn back the pages lost
nor calculate the future cost.

In this alleged utopia
with vast unchecked myopia,
one thing can't be overlooked:
The pleasures of an opened book

They say the 'Net can save our trees,
but doesn't it burn electricity?
Putting that aside, tell me:
How will you wipe if paper dies?

Re:Kill a tree, read a book
Tuesday, August 14 2012 @ 02:58 PM CDT

Succinctly put Bob.

I agree wholeheartedly.

I have books here that are over 100 years old and still work perfectly. Love them

Cheers

Dick

Re:Kill a tree, read a book
Tuesday, August 14 2012 @ 04:35 PM CDT

Nicely done, Bob... A succinct case for the unusual circumstance where the byte is worse than the bark.

Re:Kill a tree, read a book
Tuesday, August 14 2012 @ 05:13 PM CDT

When you consider something like a square mile of trees went into every edition of the Sunday Times, maybe the trade off ain't so bad.

Re:Kill a tree, read a book
Thursday, August 16 2012 @ 01:19 PM CDT

Well put Bob!

Bless you my friend...

Re:Kill a tree, read a book
Thursday, August 16 2012 @ 01:19 PM CDT

Well put Bob!

Bless you my friend...