Library Contest - J'aime ma Bibliothèque – PPL

Our public library renovated the old post office in town. They saved the beautiful architecture and made a lovely place to enjoy books and activities. Their staff is friendly and so helpful.

 

Salvaged beauty, saved from ruin,
Though your form is grand to behold,
You are more than mortar and stone,
More than plaster and wooden shelves,
Or architectural detail
When weighed on a supernal scale.

 

You are the portal to places

I ne’er may see but in my thoughts
That before my awed eyes emerge
Like insubstantial holograms
Of Pip or Toad or Smaug or gnome
Come to life from a simple tome.

 

You are the doorway that beckons
Come in, discover and enjoy
Signings, book clubs, artists’ displays,
Writers’ groups and poetry slams,
Blind date with books and movies, too
Stories for tots, there’s lots to do.

 

No longer will I deign to hear
The sad refrain ‘I’m bored to tears’
From child or teen or daft adult.
I will not tolerate it for
There’s so many activities
At PPL and all for free.

                                       debi swim 1/13