Constance La France Poet Free verse

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Always Books

always, always books 
  have meant so much
              to me
I like the weight of a book
  my hands caressing the pages
they have taken me
   to many far off places
I have been to France
          Italy, Japan
the North Pole
and deep dark Africa
and many other countries of earth 
  I have walked rainforests
       walked cobbled streets
  climbed high mountains
     felt the Sahara heat 
seen all the blue oceans
          and gathered sea shells
have listened to the oceans whisper
      with their rolling waves  
  oh, all of nature's wonders can be found
                   in books
all the creatures of earth
      and every kind of bird and flower
                  and all things green
          on pages if you look
I have journeyed across Canada
   from ocean, to ocean, to ocean
          I have gone on a vision quest
  meditated with monks in their 
          mountain temples
     stood on a mountain cliff
  with the wind in my hair
           rode a unicorn white horse
       have researched poets of old
             and the great art masters
         researched their histories and work
and so much more ...
      and I never left home 
except in my mind_

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March 23, 2022 (Edit of a short poem)


Poetry/Free Verse/always books
Copyright Protected, ID 03-1441-794-23
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France

Written for the Standard contest, A Brian Strand 1095
sponsor, Brian Strand, Judged 03/25/2022

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Rico Leffanta March 23, 2022 at 11:48 AM Well said! Perhaps books highlight the milestones of previous lives, but as I age, turning the pages becomes a challenge! Aloha! Constance La France March 23, 2022 at 1:52 PM Rico, thank you so much for the visit and compliment and comment ~Constance

L Milton Hankins March 23, 2022 at 8:20 AM Stunningly beautiful writing, my friend. I, too, discovered books in my childhood and they have been my source of every emotion throughout my lifetime. Books... Yes! A resounding YES! A FAVE. I nominate this for P.O.T.D.! Constance La France March 23, 2022 at 1:53 PM Milt, thank you so much for the compliment and the FAVE, I am honored, oh yes, I nominate this poem also, lol ~Constance