BOOKSHELVES

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Spines lean like old friends~
whispers trapped in paper skin,
dust on sunlit boards.

12th gradebookssenryu

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Line Gauthier

March 26, 2026 at 6:16 PM

charming ~

Sara Kendrick

March 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM

At home with books, Sara B., aren't they friends and comforters when we need some alone time. Thank you for sharing. How is your surgery healing. Sara K

sara Etgen-Baker

March 7, 2026 at 6:06 AM

agree...books are delightful friends, available any time. Thanks for asking about my surgery healing. I finish PT this month. Hooray!

Karen Jones

March 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM

A really cool write how you put it together! Love

sara Etgen-Baker

March 7, 2026 at 6:06 AM

awww, thanks KJ!

Anne Winter

March 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM

Dear Sara, a fav! I have always found comfort in books! Books have always made me feel less alone :) thank you for writing such a brilliant poem! Best, Anne

sara Etgen-Baker

March 7, 2026 at 6:05 AM

I, too, find books comforting...even as a child. Humbly grateful for your fave today, wishing you well, Sara