When we shut the books ,
do the chapters rearrange themselves ?
when we turn the pages ,
do the words appear differently to us from
the last time when we deigned to read them ?
As for those books still on the shelf ,
the ones we promised to get round to reading ,
what of them ?
What transcendent ,immaterial juxta-positioning
of typographical content do they undergo ?
sturdy leather-bound volumes
tomes of immeasurable linguistic conceit ,
they’re never quite the same read twice ,
whilst once is never enough
to discover their latent deceit.
Ah! the mystery pondered over beautifully. Once read they settle into spaces that feel like homes, twice read they make new homes for themselves.
The Writers’ Circle
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Feb 25 at 6:12 PM
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Mystery of the Books by louis kasatkin
The comment (by Kate1000):
I enjoy this style of conveying what happens.Thank you