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a home for stories blankets of dust on some the likes of Carroll, Poe, and Hemingway all within reach of twelve year old me whose feet were planted squarely whose mind was planted elsewhere in my room just down the hall from the loving demons of our past these travels along literary highways by fingers that struggled with the logic behind cleaning your room every day came to bare in places like Aesop's Fables and The Raven

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Date: 8/2/2019 1:35:00 PM
Hello Richard Evans, you forgot one mor3 thing. It is this: A book shelf is also your own library. have a nice day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/4/2019 1:15:00 PM
I also have a bookcase of poetry books I read often.Have a nice day my friend.
Date: 10/29/2017 6:39:00 PM
Yes, this is a home I am comfortable in. You should see my bookshelves. GREAT nostalgic writing, Richard.
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Ricky Muse
Date: 10/29/2017 7:06:00 PM
It's unanimous Andrea, poets are voracious readers from childhood to the present. Thanks for stopping bye................peace!
Date: 10/23/2017 4:08:00 PM
I lived in books as a child. It was one of my safe hiding places. Thank you.
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Ricky Muse
Date: 10/23/2017 9:53:00 PM
That book shelf stared me in the face every morning when I woke up. Have a great day Pat.............peace!
Date: 10/23/2017 11:03:00 AM
You have managed to take me back a long way, Richard! I grew up in a house where books were stacked in most of the rooms. I spent many happy hours reading, but in the process neglected my studies:) Regards // paul
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Ricky Muse
Date: 10/23/2017 9:52:00 PM
When I was a kid I stunk at math but reading and writing came easy to me. Thanks for stopping bye Paul............peace!

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