WHERE WORDS TRANSPORT
After checks and scans from security,
Welcoming doors test reading savvy,
Here; In is in and Out is out,
Of this there is no doubt
Climbing stairs not your delight?
Elevators will surly suffice,
Oh! but the coffee shop,
Skip in first and then go up
So many authors, affix a name
To hopes and dreams now ours to claim,
Lining shelf after shelf,
Passions and foibles give of itself,
So all the world could dream dreams,
Visiting faraway places in this scheme
And outside, an assemble of pannists,
There to give of their grandest,
A free concert will draw many,
Hips to sway on any given day.
WHERE WORDS TRANSPORT © gillena cox 2017
edited to note: the building i wrote about is The National Library down town Port of Spain
The new moon is out, and wishing you kindness in its light ❧✿❧ You've heard about the Monday Blues ❧✿❧ well this is Monday WRites (musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance or practice eg the rite of afternoon tea).
Welcome to Monday WRites #116, ❧✿❧ What's your mood like today ❧✿❧ I invite you to link in with one of your WRites ❧✿❧
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Blog hopping with
Monday Mosaic #50
Weekend Mini Challenge: Buildings
Kim who likes the way in which Philip Larkin’s poem The Building conveys the physical appearance and atmosphere of a hospital without once using the term ‘hospital’, through the use of certain words and connotations; has challenged us to write a new similar poem
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[Steelband assembled outside on the NALIS (NationalLibrary) compound Port of Spain July 2017]
Great title, Gillena! My first thought was an airport but then I took the elevator and passed the coffee shop to shelf after shelf and decided it had to be a mall with a book store.
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I had the same first thoughts as Kim, but your words proved me wrong. Great job! Fun to read your rhyme. Have a great week!
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Love how your mosaic border repeats the colours in the photos, who doesn't love a trip to the book store especially when there's coffee and music to enjoy whilst browsing. Happy Mosaic Monday.
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Sounds and vibes of "California Hotel?"
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Happy you dropped in Jim
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A most delightful poem, Gillena! I love going to the library and agree that "Passions and foibles give of itself, so all the world could dream dreams,visiting faraway places in this scheme." Beautifully penned. Happy Monday, Gillena 😘🍹
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I love to let words transport me... I would choose a world of books over the quickly fading stylish any day.
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I read "so many authors" I immediately shouted - library! Excellent rhymes in this.
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Great scene and description. And don't you love the smell of libraries? They even smell tempting.
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A fun rhyme and beautiful colours in the photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorrie, happy you dropped in
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