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Gathering Dust On My Bookshelves

Gathering dust on my bookshelf, Old textbooks from my past major, Reveal something about myself (Never read again, I’d wager). Attached in place by hidden tacks, Gathering dust on my bookshelf, Paper mache’ Mardi Gras masks (I never really wore myself). Gardening books share the top shelf With outdated references; Gathering dust on my bookshelf, Indicating preferences. Genealogy, mysteries, Fantasy tales of dwarf and elf, And science fiction histories-- Gathering dust on my bookshelf.

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Jan Allison

Date: 2/24/2015 6:42:00 PM

grab the old gardening book Mark you may find it useful ... I remember reading about your new project :-) Great descriptive write - in years to come bookshelves will be redundant replaced simply by a kindle shelf - not in my house I hasten to add there is nothing like books to fire a child's imagination:-) hugs jan xx

Mark J. Halliday
Date: 2/24/2015 8:53:00 PM

I'll always have actual books. Don't like reading long texts on screens. The public library is probably my favorite place to regularly visit. Thanks for commenting.