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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Kay Staley said it best today. I will add my 'Amen' to everything she said!
cute imagery, immaculate story telling - lovely choice, thanks!
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.
Yes, if you want to know about people, read their writings. Good thought
Lovely poem...thanks for sharing. Loved the last line, Books are people, why else have they faces and spines.
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.
Metaphor and personification is exceptionally employed, Books are people for sure. Nice one.
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
I've read them all a few times now, they are all beautifuly wonderful, hope you continue to grace these pages, thank you. John
Very cute I. wrote a poem called Library.nice personification of bookish charactors.Another ten.
A poem with authoritative language and expression. Thanks for sharing.
I accept the argument for its cuteness