My First Memory(of Librarians) |
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by Nikki Giovanni | ||
This is my first memory:
A big room with heavy wooden tables that sat on a creaky
wood floor
A line of green shades—bankers’ lights—down the center
Heavy oak chairs that were too low or maybe I was simply
too short
For me to sit in and read
So my first book was always big
In the foyer up four steps a semi-circle desk presided
To the left side the card catalogue
On the right newspapers draped over what looked like
a quilt rack
Magazines face out from the wall
The welcoming smile of my librarian
The anticipation in my heart
All those books—another world—just waiting
At my fingertips.
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Random selections of poems that catch my fancy with an occasional thought or feeling about the poems selected, or sometimes a writer's thoughts on poetry.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
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