No Long Preface..

As an avid reader, the length of a book rarely intimidates me

But there is one thing I do not like to see

And that is a lengthy preface, especially one that is not

Included in the total page count, if there is a lot

That the writer wants to say, in my opinion it should not be

The preface, but a full chapter introductory..

A long preface my patience severely tests

Often I want to put the book to rest

Rather than waiting for the “real” chapters to be revealed

Therefore to all writers and editors I appeal

To keep the preface short and succinct

So that running away from the book is not the reader’s first instinct