Tuesday, August 09, 2011

 

Poetry Cavalcade 15: Library



The place best protected-
That's what fell last.
The last sacred space
Not hidden from view.

Thick dark stone walls
A maze of old warrens
Protectors in costume
Attentive and fleet.

Still, I surrendered
That last plot of land
Full of books, light, and me
Yet, still I stayed there.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 8:32 PM
Comments:
Masterful. Almost a romantic poem...about a library from an academe. Love the paradoxes. The visions of librarians. That it is still a heavenly haven of the mind and heart for you.
# posted by Blogger Renee : 12:42 PM
 
Wanted to add a question: do you need the "yet" of the last line?
# posted by Blogger Renee : 12:43 PM
 
Hmmmm.... I could go either way with "yet." I added it at the last minute, in fact...
# posted by Blogger Mark Osler : 4:32 PM
 
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