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But don’t forget to pass through Periodicals on your way to the cashier.
They crouch upon the creaking shelves
so crowded that wood groans in pain.
They cluck and growl and preen themselves
demanding to be read again.
I flee, then to the laundry room,
solace in the sudsy soap,
but here too the bookshelves loom,
built when kitchen just could not cope
when books in cabinets were stacked.
We eat off cheap paper plates,
and Barb’s Mom’s china sits yet packed
in multi-stickered moving crates
for the day it’s yet to meet
when we’re not reading while we eat.
Every book lover in the world! When the local library has their book sale, I always bring a huge tote just to be able to carry everything. SO. MANY. CHOICES!
Margaret—same thought.
Psalm1/119. . Thrift stores have filled my shelves enough to require periodic gleaning and recycling returning some books back to the stores (hopefully) for others. I haven’t bought a retail priced book in years.
Andrew Budek-Schmeisser
But don’t forget to pass through Periodicals on your way to the cashier.
They crouch upon the creaking shelves
so crowded that wood groans in pain.
They cluck and growl and preen themselves
demanding to be read again.
I flee, then to the laundry room,
solace in the sudsy soap,
but here too the bookshelves loom,
built when kitchen just could not cope
when books in cabinets were stacked.
We eat off cheap paper plates,
and Barb’s Mom’s china sits yet packed
in multi-stickered moving crates
for the day it’s yet to meet
when we’re not reading while we eat.
Julie Bonderov
Me too!
MARGARET RYCHWA
Love it!
Sophia Coleman
That was so good….🤣 me on Amazon when I try to buy JUST ONE.
Katrin Babb
Every book lover in the world! When the local library has their book sale, I always bring a huge tote just to be able to carry everything. SO. MANY. CHOICES!
Sister Georjean ALLENBACH
I face the shelves daily, with the same anticipation… so many to read! Wow! What a blessing!!!
Julie Bonderov
Me too!
MARGARET RYCHWA
An afterthought.
How many of us read the Bible? I understand boredom is the #1 reason people quit reading it.
Gordon
Margaret—same thought.
Psalm1/119. . Thrift stores have filled my shelves enough to require periodic gleaning and recycling returning some books back to the stores (hopefully) for others. I haven’t bought a retail priced book in years.