...On Poetry and Fiction - Just "One Word" Away (Books)

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One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence, becomes one poem, becomes one story. It must start from just “one word”. Today my one word is “Books”.

                                                                     BOOKS

            What are books? To some they are inanimate objects that sit upon shelves and collect dust. To others they are spirited beings who come alive when someone picks them from the shelves, wipes away the dust from their covers, and allows them to speak with each turn of a page. They speak about romance, mystery, suspense, humor, families, friendship, adventures, science, history, foods and more. They take us on journeys to faraway lands. They teach us about life, the world, and everything in it. They speak through colorful words and sentences that form magnificent imagery in the minds of all readers. Then they find a way to politely say good-bye once the last page is turned. It is then that those books are returned to their shelves, until someone picks them up again and invites them to speak.

BOOKS

Like soldiers at attention

The books stood on their shelves

So tall, so brave, so silent

While dust fell upon themselves

The people came and chose them

Then invited them to speak

They came alive with the turn of a page

Each word allowed a “peek”

The books told tales of romance

Intrigue and mystery too

They led us forth to foreign lands

Where we freely wandered through

We read aloud

We laughed and cried

We danced and pranced

And sometimes sighed

We learned about others

As we marveled around

We tasted new foods

Through words and through sound

They taught us great lessons

in science and history

Each spirited page revealed

quite a mystery

When the last page was turned

and they said their “Good-bye”

We were left with huge images

and answers to “Why?”

…We knew it was time

to put them to rest

On their dusty old bookshelves

with the Best of the Best