'What Is Your Favourite Book' Poem by David Bennett

'WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK'

Mine is the Ragged trousered philanthropists,
It is a mighty tome,
Ive read it at least ten times now enjoyed it everytime,
Always find something different in it each and every time,
Its by a man called Tressall, wrote many years ago,
I think he only wrote just one over a century ago.
Its set at the start of the last century plenty years ago,
Its a very poignant and social book I think each should read just once,
Its about a gang of house painters who hold so many different views,
Owen is the hero and a clever but sick man.
So I suggest you should read it, if but only just the once,
Give this great book wrote by a simple man a chance.


David Bennett