I turn each yellowed page,
tattered and dog eared and loved by someone
I do not know
whose hands held this
and perhaps they too,
fell into the spell of words and stories
becoming at one
with the old leather
as they pieced through
perhaps finding themselves a part
of someones world
for just a little while.
The scent rises from the pages
yesterdays spent in unknown places
gathering dust on a shelf
and waiting for my fingers to pull it out
and open to find the magic
of a sentence that calls me
like a lovers whisper
a quiet plea to carry it away
to sit with it a spell
and breathe new life into the tired parchment,
to let if live once more in a mind
and perhaps to become a cherished piece
until I grow weary
or fade away into dust
and it once more will journey
into a tired shelf waiting a new touch,
wanting to be learned
to be heard
and loved once again.
📚📖💜
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Thanks Magarisa,
Yes indeed, nothing beats the feel and scent of an old classic loved book💜
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A wonderful description of the magical experience of reading an old book!
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Thank you ELG, glad you enjoyed it…nothing like the scent of an old loved book ❤
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love this!
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🙂
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Nnnnnniiiiicccceeee. You’re welcome.
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Nah, always sneakers…like pop or soda😊
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Thanks Eliza,
So glad you enjoyed it, I love thrift stores for just that reason, old book finds amongst so many just waiting to be loved and devoured by greedy minds waiting for amazingness on each page💕😊
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I know, I really don’t care for reading on a tablet, I want to touch pages, bookmark favorite passages or highlight for future use when needed, and the heavenly scent, priceless💕😊
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Yes indeed MarDrag, old books worn with heavy use, the scent of them, priceless and the memories like you described, are always the sweetest blessing💕 I’m glad you enjoyed it, peace, Kim
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Thank you Tre,
I found a great little poetry book and it just has that great old book smell, it was published in the 70’s so it’s almost as old as me😊 will be sharing some quotes from it today too😊💕
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And sneakers, or as they say down here, Tennis shoes.
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Thank you Michael💜 like a classic white T, 😊 certain things I just adore😊
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So wonderfully expressed, Kim. This is a keeper!
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There is a certain kind of magic to holding a book in your hand
Simply beautiful Kim
The Sheldon Perspective
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So lovely! For me, nothing could replace the scent and feel of a treasured book. Any book, to be honest. This brought back a vivid memory of the first book my Aunt gave me when I was young, thus beginning my passion for all things booked and reading. I still have it, lovingly sprinkled with dust on the shelf. A sweet memory. Thank you!
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Oh the feel of this is simply beautiful and mystifying.
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Classic Kimberly.
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