Standing against the wall
solid and strong
ancient wood smells
beeswax polish.
Intricate carvings
recently plucked
flowers, fruit and leaves
oak wood harvest.
Lined with knowledge
modern and old
multitude of colours
beautifully bound.
Author notes
Written September 28th, 2006
A contest entry
- Shelf-Inspiration by magicpie325.
300 points, ended October 26, 2006, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A brief and wonderful poem that only lacks some minor punctuation---needs a little more to guide the reader.
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Thank you for your kind words
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Lovely piece.Nice to see a new poem from you well worth waiting for.i could picture it all so clearly.Excellent
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