Here is something I did over at Morgan’s blog, being a nice chap and all, check it out!
This blog post is brought to you from the mind of Ste J, book defender/lover/obsessive, knowledge seeker and occasional afternoon napper who can be found https://bookmust.wordpress.com and is always happy to make your acquaintance.
The Bookshop
I
Entering the gateway
quaint handle and ring of the bell
a friendly greeting and the musty scent
that pleasantly assails the senses
II
A world of infinite dreams surrounds
of pirates, distant worlds and lavish parties
each crafted teaming with life and imagination
all waiting to be explored and devoured
III
The ages gather here too
ordered casually together
side by side
covered in dusty patience
IV
Time moves differently here
slowly…
the world outside ceases to be;
the perfect existence
V
And now there is just you
and sound of pages turning
the crackling breaking the silence
adding to that unrivalled atmosphere
love it 🙂 PedroL
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Thanks pal, when it is something so many people love, the words flow easier as I know so many will agree.
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Ste J, this is amazing. Seriously. You capture the essence so perfectly—the thing we book lovers cherish about bookshops. I need to figure out how to properly print and frame this 😀
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Why thank you! I had used a lot more flowery language but decided to distil it into the essence of simplicity and talk about what matters most when experiencing it in a bookshop.
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Well, you nailed it, buddy 😀
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Well done! (Is that a picture of a bookshop, or your den?) Lol!
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Haha, I wish it was all mine, I’d never leave.
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Being a guestblogger of Morgan’s myself, I found this piece on there at first, but I also wanted to come here and give my regards – just because I really, really like this piece!
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And, actually, you just inspired me to write a poem of my own, so thanks – nothing is better than reading the stuff of others and be inspired to write stuff of your own! 😀
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I am glad I could help and thanks for stopping by. Blogging is wonderful for sharing and inspiring…the amount of books that are recommended to me is obscene sometimes!
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Loveee this
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Thank you, I need to get to writing more poems and things, I just never seem to find the time!
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Im so down to read those!
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Pretty much. The question is what bringing a fold-up stool means!
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That would mean I was moving in for the day, may bring a flask of coffee too!
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Nicely done, Ste J!
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Thanks! It is nice to flex my imaginative muscles every so often!
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Bravo =) beautiful poem (I mistyped “beautiful power” first and I guess that’s accurate). The accompanying picture with the paint peeling off the ceiling is great too ^_^
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Wikipedia came to my rescue again there! I am glad you liked it, I will try and write more as the fancy takes Ste.
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Very nice SteJ!
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Thank you!
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An armchair here and there…coffee machine in an unobtrusive corner…perfect!
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My local bookshop has just started doing coffee and cake, it really is a place fit for a king!
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Our local Christian bookshop has a full cafe. One of their chili chicken wraps and you’re set for the whole day 🙂
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Ooo sounds delicious, I could go for one of those right now!
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LOL me too 🙂
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Looking at the picture I just felt…leave me in there never to find my way out 🙂 Awesome words to describe the picture so perfectly 🙂
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Haha, books are so bewitching, all those together and the knowledge that so many hidden gems have to be excavated from the piles. It is the best place to spend a day or two if people are willing to bring you food.
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Lovely, emotively drawn picture of what I know is one of your favorite places. I wondered when you were going to do more poetry again! Now I feel rewarded for my patience.
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I got lost in all the books, there is so much I am enjoying and I am starting my second Russian author in three books so I am certainly going for it this year but will try and make more room for poetry as I remember too!
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Oh my gosh!! I loved your poem, Ste J!!! It’s so true that we lose the outside world when we enter a book shop – you capture the essence of the experience very well in your words. Now I want to go to a shop!!
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I spent my time doing the research of course hehe. Go forth find books, love them, recommend them to me and let the cycle go on!
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Brilliant.
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Thank you my friend, just a humble effort from myself.
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Even if I didn’t see your name attached to this poem, I think I would have recognized your voice in it. Lovely. Where did you find the picture? It looks like your kind of bookshop. I can definitely see that it would inspire you.
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I found the photo on Wikipedia, being rushed for time but it really worked. I love the world of the bookshop and that you recognised my voice in it, really cheers my soul on a cold winter’s day.
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Love, love, LOVE!
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I wish I had more time on this one, rather than my short deadline, I envisioned so much more for it. Having said that if you love it, I am at least doing something right.
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Awesome poem! And I can spend the rest of my life in that room full of books!
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Thank you, I feel like that with every bookshop that I visit, the only thing that makes me leave is the need to read what I already own. If I could bottle that scent though…
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