Rare Book

Remembring the essence of a store of old books.

Curator rings last bells
Closing for the night

 

In a deep dark sea
Behind blackened windows
Lies shelves in mystical infatuations
Where rare tomes must dwell away from modern day
Among ancient particles of manuscript saturation
 
Mysteries here they have no end
But, initiate in the middle of a murder; suicide
Drama, gradually unfolds as volumes friend
Forever reaching into mind

 

But, when romance grows placid or even thinks to die
That’s when passion for adventure begins
And the creator’s world comes to life
 
Swashbuckling across the places
Of both space and time
Islands are the pages
Where all are meant to be
But, the concern is for that something
A hope, for enlightenment inside of thee
 
It’s a hand that simply chooses wise
Either, mingled fantasy or truthful care
A will to be cast away or thrills abound
Is the self among folios rare

 

Become the one held captive
Adrift in compelling song
Following upon knowledge
A walking traveler
That soon, will begin to run
 
Ageless secrets
And heroes
Do exist
 
Do them justice
Merely, turn a page

Enter into the mist...

Of any book

Reviews

[Tate Morgan]

Books carry the sum total of mankinds knowledge .Or at least up to the mid 1990s and it is not just their content but a matter of the way they are layed out.A story by dickens is not just a memory of times gone by But also an entertaining informative volume of who we use to be and the inspiration of mankind to acheive greatness

[Michael G. Smith]

So true and there's just something up holding one in your hands with the smells wafting from them.

[Tate Morgan]

I agree and i can tell you there is nothing more satisfying than holding a copy of your own book and knowing you leave this to the combined knowledge of humanity

[Rose Jaeger Kaneki]

this is amazing and beautiful, I love it, keep up the amazing and beautiful work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you for taking the time to read it.

[Rose Jaeger Kaneki]

welcome, anytime

[Matching Socks]

The old bookstores carry that magical feeling within their walls. I always have an eerie feeling that somethings going to happen. :) Good or bad.
It's a great escape, all these adventures at our finger tips.
Great, passionate loves, or our darkest scariest fears.
Enjoyed this. :)

[Michael G. Smith]

Us hardcopy book readers are becoming a dying breed.

[Michael G. Smith]

I can't read books on my tablet or phablet, it's just not the same.

[Matching Socks]

I'm with you... I like it the old fashioned way.

[Madalyn Beck]

This is fantastic! Books are such a wonderful thing. This was a very enjoyable read. :)

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you so much.

[s y e]

Books carry so much memories for different people. They take us into a whole other world. This was such an amazing description of what books are.

[Michael G. Smith]

So true, so true. I just can't seem to read books on the computer even though I'm a big techie.

[A. Amos]

What a way to describe books, truly enjoyed reading

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, what is amazing is we have over a billion fellow human beings and each could write about the same account and each would read ddifferetly.

[A. Amos]

So true...

[Tiffany Boles]

I remember reading fantasies as a child, such a wondrous world in the pages. It's another escape from the worn down reality of life But, sometimes it seems time questions when a second could be found to actually pick up and read it as I grow older. I miss reading wild adventurous journeys that put my heart in a curious and excited state to read more. I enjoyed this, it is very well written. Nicely done.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, it seems now a days the scriptures is the most I get to read. Although, I picked up a book today at a yard sale called grandma's wisdom from the kitchen. It seemed to have a lot of good wisdoms in it.

[Tiffany Boles]

It's always nice to stumble upon something intriguing.

[Emerald Seas]

This should entice anyone to pick up a book and read. Nicely paced and a solid flow of thought. Well done.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, I hope it does just that.

[Azure Montessa (Blue)]

Well-thought, well-written, well done! I love the transition from long lines to short ones. I felt the urgency and intensity as the rhythm of the poem dramatically changes. Clap, clap, clap.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks, I just found me a new book in the bargain bin at Barnes and Noble "ancient and modern battles that changed warfare."

[Pryde Foltz]

Libraries are such magical places. No matter how dusty, no matter how old...so much soul.

[Michael G. Smith]

It seems I am in a dying generation of book readers and I am guessing you are also. Thanks Mike.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ageless secrets
And heroes
Do exist...

There is nothing like the friendship an old book offers... I can smell the old paper and feel the weight of a volume in my hands... well penned, M. G.

[Michael G. Smith]

I love the smell of old pages. I often tell my wife they should have a cologne with that fragrance. Lol