Here they stand, in long lines
Shoulder pressed to shoulder,
Unmoving, patient, steady
Waiting for the fire of human knowledge
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a beautiful ending of the poem. well composed with nice images and fiawless use of words thanks for sharing
a beautiful ending of the poem. well composed, thanks for sharing
Libraries are the repository of knowledge and are meant to inspire and enlighten people generation after generation so as to know the world around us and to improve the quality of life for all. Thanks. Dead weights, closed faces, inward looking, Read and forgotten.... Evaporated and gone;
Hi Rajnish Thank you very much for commenting. I too love books and it was not intended for my poem to give the opposite view, I was just trying to convey that mankind's knowledge will one day rot away and disappear, nothing lasts forever. Best wishes, Paul.