Books are my Life/ My Favourite Book

Nadine Flikkema

One book, two book
Thick book, thin book
Books here, books there,
Books, in fact, are everywhere.
They come in paper,
they come in phones,
they come in form
Of Game of Thrones.
Harry Potter,
A magical one,
Narnia,
An allegorical one.
Ranger’s Apprentice, THE best one,
Save for maybe the series that won.
It comes as if sent from Zion
it is in fact, Mark of the Lion.
This series changed me,
and made me strong;
it is one of those books
that won’t steer you wrong.

But I think that the best book
that was ever made,
Is one called the Bible,
It won’t ever fade.
It tells us true stories
of kings and of queens,
and also salvation
that you have never seen.

So it’s true that books,
although wordy and thick,
are just so good,
I don’t know which to pick.
I live off of books,
the characters and plots;
I might eventually go
To Flourish and Blotts.
My incessant screaming,
My shippings, my pairings,
They give me weird looks,
While I am fangirling.

I must say my favourite
Pairing of all time,
Is Percy and Annabeth,
Does time have a rhyme?
My favourite characters,
who are naught but brothers,
are the Hardy Boy brothers.
(Their books have blue covers).
I also enjoy,
With all due respect,
Books about dragons,
they aren’t a sect.
Raising Dragons is one,
But there are a few more,
Eragon, and Eldest,
Aren’t there four?
Brisingr, Inheritance,
They all look the same,
But if you look deep inside,
It’s not just a name.

These books are about people,
Real, fake or otherwise,
But what they do,
they do before your very eyes.
They change you, make you,
and sometimes destroy,
but at least you’re not
the people of Troy.

My Favourite Book
Nadine Flikkema

To describe my favourite
Book on my shelf,
is hard to do
It’s a feat in itself.
But I’ll give it a shot
Or maybe two,
so hold onto your shorts,
I’m doing this for you.

It’s a book set in the past,
Very far back.
About a girl named Hadassah,
Faith, she doesn't lack.
The fall of Jerusalem
has just taken place
And Hadassah’s a slave
not lacking in grace.
She is taken to Rome
where she is sold to a family
but her faith in Christ
makes her an abnormality.
The son of the house
falls in love with her,
but his sister is jealous,
she is Hadassah’s master.

Needless to say,
Hadassah’s in danger,
and lot’s else happens,
Savagery is no stranger.
Hadassah’s story
is not the only one.
There’s a man Germania,
and is sent to fight
for the emperor Vespasian
in all of his might.
Atretes is a gladiator
who wants to go home,
and he meets many people
while staying in Rome.
He makes friends with Julia,
She’s Hadassah’s master,
they are more than just friends
she leads him to disaster.

When all’s said and done
by the end of the first book,
you’re in tears and a mess
you can’t take another look.
Books two and three
make the story better,
but you get so angry
you just want to take shelter.
From the dramatic irony
to the unfaithful follower
the book is a good combo
of angst and of order.
I would recommend this book
to those who aren’t square
and love to read about faith,
and his power of prayer.