Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Weekly Pen #4

The Weekly Pen is going to be a place where I will post original songs, short stories, non-fiction articles, or poems each week. So here is your weekly dose of TWP (The Weekly Pen):

Note: This is a short poem I wrote. The title is a giveaway to the last phrase (haha).

The Bookstore

Books,
My eyes light up at the sight of them,
Shiny, glistening illustrations on the cover,
The book, Sitting there,
Waiting to be read,

The beautiful sound,
Of pages rustling,
The beautiful sound,
Of pages being read,
And pages being turned,

The smell of brand new books,
The smell of hot steaming coffee in the air,
The smell of hard-bound leather,
And the smell of musty, old paperbacks,

Shelves and shelves,
Of hundreds of books,
Surrounded by comfy beanbags,

Sitting on a bright, orange beanbag,
And grabbing a book,
I devour words one by one,
Until someone tells me,
“Madame, it is time to close,”

I go to the counter,
And buy my book,
As I walk out,
I am greeted,
By the cold, dark night,

I arrived at my house,
Flashlight in hand,
I open my book,
And read it,
Until the wee hours of the morning,
As the sun seeps through my window,
I read on,
Until the last page,
Until the last word,
Until the last letter,
Is read,

The next day,
I am surrounded by books again,
This time,
I arrive early,
So that I will have time to explore,
The thousands of books that awaits me,
Can you guess where I am?



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5 comments:

Unknown July 30, 2009 at 11:34 PM  

I love this peom. It totally showes The Real Book Addiection. You rocks.

Natascha De Marco July 31, 2009 at 12:04 AM  

I'm going to take an educational guess and say ur in the bookstore...

Did I win anything? I guessed!

Lol good poem, really shows the blind addiction.

Faye( Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm) July 31, 2009 at 12:08 AM  

i like it, i'm not really good w/ writing poems. I'm trying 2 write a book, but i keep changing things.

Lindsay :) July 31, 2009 at 12:48 AM  

I like you poem..and love the blog.
I'm becoming a follower!

So Many Books, So Little Time July 31, 2009 at 12:56 AM  

Great poem! I wish I knew of a book shop like that.

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