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Ten Thousand Places

With ten thousand places to go
And it won't cost me a dime, 
Just to walk a block or so ...
Takes a few minutes of my time

And it won't cost me a dime 
To borrow one library book,
Takes a few minutes of my time
To browse around and look ...

To borrow one library book
Is to open up a great door,
To browse around and look ...
At a place never known before

Is to open up a great door
A thing that I dare to do ...
At a place never known before
Then, o, to walk on through

A thing that I dare to do ...
And need to, o, so badly,
Then, o, to walk on through 
And disappear ever madly

And need to, o, so badly
Just to walk a block or so ...
And disappear ever madly 
With ten thousand places to go. 

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Date: 11/21/2024 11:07:00 PM
I wrote a few pantoums. Always difficult for me, and I labor to use rhyme. You wrote a wonderful poem.
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Date: 11/17/2024 9:16:00 PM
Your poem stands out in rhyme, style, and intricacies. You have shown great talent. I'll fav.
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Date: 11/15/2024 7:50:00 AM
Very nice Kelly. Books open doors to ten thousand places and more
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