Saturday, October 11, 2008

Books Are People Comments

Rating: 3.9

The floorboards creak beneath my feet.
And a hush hangs in the air.
You can smell the dust and old.
Shops like this are rare.
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Stephanie Dower
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Douglas Scotney 23 September 2015

I accept the argument for its cuteness

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Kim Barney 23 September 2015

Kay Staley said it best today. I will add my 'Amen' to everything she said!

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Neran Sati 23 September 2015

cute imagery, immaculate story telling - lovely choice, thanks!

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Kay Staley 23 September 2015

Wow. That's all that needs to be said, but since I'm in love with words, (who is to say that words are not also alive) I will say more. Very simple language, great rhyme scheme, great length (just long enough to get the readers attention and then drastically fade away) and a cute but sophisticated idea too. Very nice; I'm so glad that this poem got on the poem of the day.

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Seema Jayaraman 23 September 2015

marvelous..so perfectly portrayed...loved this poem.

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Babatunde Aremu 23 September 2015

Yes, if you want to know about people, read their writings. Good thought

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 September 2015

Yes! The very works of mankind. Nice piece.

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Jasbir Chatterjee 23 September 2015

Lovely poem...thanks for sharing. Loved the last line, Books are people, why else have they faces and spines.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 23 September 2015

Books are more than people because to read a book for first time is to make an acquaintance and to re rread the book is to meet an old friend. Nice poem. Thanks for sharing.

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Kinyua Karanja 23 September 2015

Metaphor and personification is exceptionally employed, Books are people for sure. Nice one.

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Jim Hogg 19 April 2009

You made me smile with this one, and transported me right into a secondhand bookstore I know well....you conjured up the atmosphere well.... jim

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Wojja Fink 17 October 2008

I've read them all a few times now, they are all beautifuly wonderful, hope you continue to grace these pages, thank you. John

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Very cute I. wrote a poem called Library.nice personification of bookish charactors.Another ten.

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Sathyanarayana M V S 11 October 2008

A poem with authoritative language and expression. Thanks for sharing.

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