The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Thu 6/14/2007)

[RetroLounge]

In the Library

for Octavio

There's a book called
A Dictionary of Angels.
No one had opened it in fifty years,
I know, because when I did,
The covers creaked, the pages
Crumbled. There I discovered

The angels were once as plentiful
As species of flies.
The sky at dusk
Used to be thick with them.
You had to wave both arms
Just to keep them away.

Now the sun is shining
Through the tall windows.
The library is a quiet place.
Angels and gods huddled
In dark unopened books.
The great secret lies
On some shelf Miss Jones
Passes every day on her rounds.

She's very tall, so she keeps
Her head tipped as if listening.
The books are whispering.
I hear nothing, but she does.

Charles Simic

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RL

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[Haole Girl]

1. Thank you for this!

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

16. ...

:hug:

RL

[BarenakedLady]

2. Great

Libraries are one of my favorite places. I can hear the books whisper to me too. :)

[RetroLounge]

15. ...

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

3. i see angels!

[RetroLounge]

4. ...

:hi:

RL

[xchrom]

5. there's one now!

O8) :hi:

pssst -- my favorite angels are the one with their pants -- oh i better not say...:dilemma:

[RetroLounge]

7. ...around their ankles?

:evilgrin:

RL

[xchrom]

13. just suggestively undone --

lol -- but around the ankles works too.

[RetroLounge]

14. Not all Angels are as subtle as me...

:rofl:

RL

[xchrom]

17. that's just one reason you stand out --

:evilgrin:

[wildhorses]

6. nice.

a library is a holy place.

[RetroLounge]

8. agreed

RL

[wildhorses]

9. is that for real...or photoshopped?

i want to have respect for that church if is for real but, my bs detector is ringing so loud:shrug:

[RetroLounge]

10. Some website, church sign generator or something

I made a few:









RL

[wildhorses]

11. most excellent!!!

:bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear Retro!

What a lovely series of images!

I wish angels were more prevalent these days too...*sigh*

The lines that describe the library are sooo beautiful.....

Thank you...:hug:

[RetroLounge]

18. ...

:hug:

RL