Lyric

Reading hour, sacred space

Slowing down life's hectic pace

Every day at half past two

I know exactly what to do

Find my table by the wall

Answer literature's sweet call

Coffee ordered, book in hand

This is how I make my stand

Against the chaos of the day

In my own special way

Reading hour, set aside

Where my soul can safely hide

In the stories that I choose

Never do I ever lose

Track of what matters most

Books and coffee, that's my boast

Regular as clockwork chimes

I escape to other times

Through the magic of the page

Every chapter, every age

Becomes accessible to me

In this hour when I'm free

From the demands of modern life

Cutting through stress like a knife

Reading hour, set aside

Where my soul can safely hide

In the stories that I choose

Never do I ever lose

Track of what matters most

Books and coffee, that's my boast

Others schedule meetings tight

I schedule reading with delight

This appointment with myself

Is better than material wealth

Reading hour, set aside

Where my soul can safely hide

In the stories that I choose

Never do I ever lose

Track of what matters most

Books and coffee, that's my boast

Reading hour, day by day

Keeping emptiness at bay