Typewriter Rodeo: To be read

Each week, the Standard reaches out to Austin’s Typewriter Rodeo for a custom poem on Texas topics.

By Sean PetrieJanuary 16, 2026 12:45 pm,

To be read

I have so many books
on my list!
But I’m sure there are
a few I’ve missed

I’ll start another page
add some more
though that current pile
is blocking my door

If I call in sick
I could read two
and then, perhaps,
I could squeeze through

I could make my way
to the pile in the hall
I just have to stop time
to read them all

Sure I could have more space
If I read them on a screen
But it’s not the same
you know what I mean

And even if today
I somehow finish eight
there will always be more books
Isn’t that great?

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