I strolled through
A library. T’was as abandoned
In the hands of time
As the proverbial Ozymandias.
It guarded a wealth of knowledge
Under each leather wrapped parchment
Like a pearl inside an oyster, just
Not under Adam’s ale.
One of them, as abandoned as the former
Stared at me, sitting in a
Coze on the floor.
‘Mommy!’ it cried
In such a desperate and helpless manner.
Instantaneously bonded I with it.
It was one akin to a mother and her child
Fragile, yet quite unbreakable.
All this in a book.
Words I have not to say
About that fervid day
And how etched it is.
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MARS (Pseudonym) (
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Good Evening Mars ~ Thanks for inviting US to be your Friends ~ Delighted !
LIBRARIES are the Heart of our Civilisation in the UK ! Their non-availability in *Lockdown^ is a curse on Intellectualism - Books are life & life is Books. But an abandoned Libraray is the Death of Civilisation and the *Burning of Books* is despotism ! We should always seek to preserve and pass on the Knowledge & Wisdom contained in Books for future generations. Books (and electronically stored knowledge & information) are the Hallmark of CIVILISATION ~ Thanks for sharing !
Blessings & Peace & Joy & Love
Yours Angela & Brian 🧡🤍💙
Truly said! Not only that, but a lot of ancient knowledge passed on from our ancestors must be passed on to the future generations, or else, the world will be just another blank slate.
With Warm Regards
MARS
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