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Two Floors High

The books, two floors high, levitating toward my upper limbs. Not costly. Worth every penny. Spread out by the tablefuls. Grateful for this claustrophobic, pyrophobic atmosphere. Pages fingered, on bindings linger - what’s the subject…who’s the author? Snatch up before the next in line. Don’t get left behind. At the end of the line with bags, boxes, wagons, carts, kids. Hand full of dollars spent sans burns, scars; no heart attacks. Smiles upon smiles find their way back to the packed parking lot. At home, a lovely spread of books.

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Date: 10/10/2024 6:14:00 PM
Absolutely loved your take on this "book subject"- xxoo :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/10/2024 7:05:00 PM
Thank you, Paige!
Date: 10/7/2024 5:15:00 PM
Awe, new books to read! What a joy to have new ideas to explore. I enjoyed reading your poetry today, my friend. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/10/2024 7:05:00 PM
Thank you, Bill! So good to see you back on PS!
Date: 10/7/2024 4:02:00 PM
Hello Kim, yes going to the bookstore is interesting. so many books to choose from. sometimes i noticed a book i want is on the top shelf. I'm unable to reach it. i try hard and sometimes i mange to reach it. /Hugs. /Darlene/
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/8/2024 10:41:00 AM
Hello Kim, A restaurant you were at had a bathroom door that look like a library shelf. How odd. Hugs. /Darlene/
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/7/2024 4:23:00 PM
LOL! The restaurant I was at tonight had a bathroom door that looked like a library book shelf. No kidding!
Date: 10/7/2024 2:13:00 PM
Kim this reminds me of a good friend I worked with, genius of a man who worked in a factory with me. His brother was a Hollywood lawyer. He had thousands of books and he wanted to share them with me, for my daughter. I could not believe how many books he had stockpiled to the ceiling. He game Hoarding a new name. He was a great guy and I took a few books from him for my daughter. He surely was a bookworm actually he was more like a library worm lol...
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/7/2024 2:32:00 PM
I enjoy a book sale. Especially fun if I find a rare find. Thank you, Mike!
Date: 10/7/2024 1:47:00 PM
This is a great poem for us book lovers. It makes me want to take a break and read. Thanks for this homage.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/7/2024 2:32:00 PM
Hope you get in some read time!

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