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The Best Company Ever

I love so much the book company, More than anything in the world, More than cats or butterflies, Looking at the books in my room, soothe me, Henry James amazes me, what intelligence, Yachar Kemal makes me travel on Turkish roads The pleasure of writing, of thinking, they offered that to me, Books calm me more than anything, Carl Sandburg, Billy Collins, Thucydides, They are landscapes, angels from heaven, Jean Giono amazes me; I go with him to Manosque, My library offers me so many joys, Apollinaire, Sam Shepard,, Just looking at books makes me dream, I’m thinking about Jack London, I’ve read everything, He made history, so humanly, such humility, I think of Marcel Proust, a genius, Style makes the man, especially à l’ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs I love so much the book company, Camus, Alejo Carpentier makes me intelligent, so to speak, They understood me, every word, every story, every verb, Books understand me More than people, Kafka, Faulkner, Joyce, understand us, They reassure me with their titles, their presences, What would we be without books? Thank them; look at them, life is short, They are the best friends in the world.

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Date: 4/24/2023 3:39:00 PM
wow, you really do love books. You sound so educated and knowledgeable. Good for you!! I used to be a book worm, but then video came along and I was too hooked on movies to spend much time reading any more!
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Date: 4/21/2023 10:08:00 PM
School is only the beginning. Books offer a lifetime of learning. I enjoy reading constantly. The pleasures of reading are so well presented in this amazing verse. :)
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Date: 4/21/2023 9:32:00 PM
I love books too! In thrifts stores, forget the clothes…I go straight for the books. When I have a new book in my hands I want to feel the cover first as if I read braille..so delicate with the first opening. I love the library too..worked part time for a few years. Great poem!
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Date: 4/21/2023 8:41:00 PM
You are absolutely right yaan. There are no friends as loyal as a book. Books are teachers, guides companions and philosophers - all rolled into one. Glad to know you have a vast collection of books.
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