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Paperbacks and Gluttony

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I’ve read too many Words – adjectives and adverbs Poetry and prose Both delicious with color And captivating with feeling Like music, they have charmed me My mind absorbs their excuses Benefiting from their reasons Justifications that count Me one of the spellbound One of the awestruck One trapped by names Styles and expressions Terms and verses Disputes within the passages I have read them Devoured them with a hunger That is almost a living thing Forcing me to wolf them down Like the glutton I am

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Anisha Dutta

Date: 3/31/2021 9:05:00 AM

So may new words I am learning after being involved i PS Nice Poem. Good Example.

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 3/30/2021 4:42:00 AM

great write with good conclusion. Nice example!:)

Beata Agustin

Date: 3/17/2021 7:59:00 PM

Your "scholarly gluttony" is excellently justified by this poetic muse of yours. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/16/2021 7:01:00 PM

I agree with you here, Gina, great way to describe your love for words:)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/16/2021 2:05:00 PM

really cool metaphors, Regina. To think of all the words we have "devoured" in our lifetime, certainly as many as calories!!! Especially those of us that read Soup every day!!!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 3/16/2021 12:45:00 PM

Your appetite for reading is commendable, Regina! It's your love for the written word that makes you such a great poet. Stay hungry! Hugs, carolyn

Carolyn Devonshire
Date: 3/16/2021 12:51:00 PM

Nice example for your contest too!

Robert Pettit

Date: 3/15/2021 11:34:00 AM

Read all you want. There are no calories in those book pages.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 3/15/2021 11:28:00 AM

Hello Regina, I have many books myself. Right now i am reading several books. They are not the same theme. Enjoy your day my frind.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 3/15/2021 8:24:00 AM

So well-expressed, Gina. Indeed, I think most of us who express ourselves in writing can relate to your words. I, too, have devoured books my entire lifetime. Good writing.