LibraryLife
Since the moment I held a pencil I've been creating with drawings and words. I believe paintings enlighten and poems entice our audiences.
The Library
The Library
Stacks of paper-filled squared boxes
Lined up and down in all sizes
Contours of scattered thoughts
Sit on many shelves
Truth or tale
Filled-up pages upon pages
Spice of old
Scents of new
Symmetrical runner rows
A maze of continuous trails
Walk among the living and the dead
Who took the time to write these books?
Pleasures to horror
Peace to war
Engulfing the tides of turmoil
Surging into the soul
Beyond spite writers venture to other worlds
Using pictures, words, and phrases
To entice audiences
Young and Old
There they stand smugly stout
Books of all sizes
Waiting for a patron to share
Their thoughts, stories, and poems
While dogs sit outside
Lapping up their time in the sun
People walk the long rows of books
To hand pick the ripe one
One with the right scent
That escapes them as they leave
To another place in time
A place only they and the writer can share.
Little Neighborhood Libraries
© 2020 Mary Borges
Comments
Mary Borges (author) from San Diego, California on June 04, 2020:
Thank you Lynsey for your nice comments. The library is one of my favorite places to go and thumb through books. It's fun to cozy up with a book and enjoy the creative spirit found in them by other artists.
Lynsey Hart from Lanarkshire on June 03, 2020:
Lovely poem which reminded me of days squirrelled away digging through second hand books trying to find some treasures. I miss being able to go to old bookstores. Somesday soon, hopefully. I like your writing style too.
Mary Borges (author) from San Diego, California on April 02, 2020:
Thank you Kyler for taking the time to write such kind words. I greatly appreciate it.
Kyler J Falk from California on April 02, 2020:
Having grown up in an age where libraries and bookstores were under assault by the digital era, I don't have a proper appreciation of the sentiments that underlie this poem.
However, your poem does inspire a newfound appreciation, and for that I thank you.
Mary Borges (author) from San Diego, California on April 02, 2020:
Thank you Lorna. I love reading your comments.
Lorna Lamon on April 02, 2020:
I love old bookshops and libraries where I can lose myself for hours. There is a wonderful reassuring smell about an old book, and the last verse of this beautiful poem sums it up for me. Such an enjoyable read Mary.