As though snow had fallen all morning long
and occasionally from deep within the storm
the sun shone through the flakes, and the room
where you sat writing - a white-walled studio
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Books printed inexpensively - covers
made of cardboard, paper dry and brittle,
spines broken, lines of type faded and dim,
signatures falling apart in your hands.
As you turn the pages, things fall out -
Anemones and ferns pressed flat, gathered
during afternoon walks along the river;
newspaper clippings frail as insect wings,
cut out with pinking shears, names marked
with brown ink, wedding dates underlined;
- - - - - - - - - How much memories these old books carry within the pages- - - - - -Layers of emotions hide behind them - - - - - A profound write- -Thanks for sharing.
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Books printed inexpensively - covers made of cardboard, paper dry and brittle, spines broken, lines of type faded and dim, signatures falling apart in your hands. As you turn the pages, things fall out - Anemones and ferns pressed flat, gathered during afternoon walks along the river; newspaper clippings frail as insect wings, cut out with pinking shears, names marked with brown ink, wedding dates underlined; - - - - - - - - - How much memories these old books carry within the pages- - - - - -Layers of emotions hide behind them - - - - - A profound write- -Thanks for sharing.