Librorum Amans


(An inquisitive voice whispers)

Do you too like reading to escape for a few hours
Through poetry's heavily laden chest

Containing shiny jewels of such priceless wonders and visual experiences

Waiting for eager minds to run through like the Greek goddess of running

 Atalanta

Tempting inquisitive eyes to wait in line 

To be hypnotised forever 
by enchanted words

Cast within imaginations thunder

To then hold minds
In primordial bondage 

Caught and captured in gilded written cages 
In lucid imagery flowing through the pages

To then be captivated for a few hours by written spells to beguile 

Through ethereal carefully crafted citadels 

Surrounded with such hypnotic wonders
Could that be why you love poetry

And books like a heavily laden chest

Filled with mesmerising dreamscapes 
To always fill you with joy and wonder 

So my question for you
Readers of old and readers of new

Who’s your favourite author or poet
Who always takes you under

(C)
Copyright John Duffy 

Librorum Amans:
Book lover
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

Poem

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