In Which I Offer To E-Sign Your E-Books

A book is lovely, lovelier when signed
By he or she who wrote it, but now we
Have ebooks, and for this they're much maligned:
They're hard to autograph, but now we see
(While waiting for Paul Cooley's MyWrite app)
That someone's tried to fix this problem, made
This program: Kindlegraphs. So give a clap,
Mayhap a cheer. As yet, though, I'm afraid
That only Twitter users can request
Inscriptions. Still, as things go, it's a start!
So now it's up to you: please be my guest
And ask for one on my book if your heart
Desires such. And meanwhile, watch this space
For news of paperbacks, anon, apace!

In Which An Ebook Is Published!

At long last, I am pleased to offer here

(At SmashWords) and on Kindle just as soon

As Amazon does what it has to -- dear,

Oh dear, watch out, your sonneteer my swoon! --

An ebook of these sonnets. Later on,

In hot July, I'll make available

A print edition you may feast upon

And hold in your two hands -- I wouldn't pull

Your leg on this! But if you just can't wait,

And have an e-device on which to read

Some silly poetry by your pal, Kate,

You needn't! And the cost is low indeed.

And dig the art, by M.R. Neno, who

Did quite a job, I think! How about you?

I've No Problem Loving Them Both!

My house's rooms are not full of perfumes,
(Though scented with the smell of antique books)
No longer are they dark and crammed like tombs,
But they are still library-like in looks.
And so they will remain, despite my choice
To buy a Kindle 2 and load it up.
In "dead tree" books I always will rejoice
And hoard them like a crazy miser. Yup,
I love them both, the Kindle and the old
Familiar kind of book, whose pages turn
And is a pleasure just to see and hold:
For that alone I know I'll never spurn
A real book, but I have to say it's great
That Kindle holds 1000, less the weight!