Waiting
The dust-covered book
sits silently on the table
waiting to be dusted
and read
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The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub yesterday was to write a poem in the style of imagism. I immediately thought of the above short bit of verse.
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LOVE the idea of a book waiting for me! (The reading part, not the dusting. I am terrible at dusting.)
I’m not a fan of dusting, either, though I recently reorganized my bedroom library space and dusted a few books and book shelves. I’ve picked up and started reading at least two of those now-dusted books. 🙂
Book signed by
Pope.. XPriest
Grandfather’s
Book.. Yellow
Boy sits
atop
book..
wife
says
scram..
i say..
if Yellow
Boy is not
that book
there is no
God but pages
in a book.. that’s
a parable my friend
and more than
simple
imagery
reServed
for now..:)
Sadly I have a stack of books that are gathering dust…my reading has taken a back seat to writing lately. But I’ll be dusting them off soon. 🙂
perfect image you drawn in words
Strong image here…makes me want to do some reading (must I dust first?)
aww…don’t keep it waiting for long…it has secrets to tell 🙂
I hope it doesn’t wait much longer! 🙂
That is very thoughtful of you. 🙂
I have a few waiting. Perhaps if I start looking at the book’s perspective, I will start reading.
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Thank you for your kind comment. I just had to rescue it from my spam folder — I have no idea why it ended up in there — but I’m glad I decided to go check it. 🙂 Thanks for following my blog. I look forward to checking out yours. Peace, Linda
Aww, you are so welcome! And don’t worry! That happens to me all the time too. It can be very annoying!
And I’m guessing it’s not your Bible. :0) Reminds me of an ancient dictionary my parents had when they had this place–it must weigh 20 pounds, but I love to browse it.
No, definitely not my Bible. Although I know plenty a household where that is the dustiest book in the house.
I think books have a mind of their own.. Waiting to be read. Love that
And yet they are silent until we begin to read and then, hopefully, they speak to us.
Ha, I have a few books like that!