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The last page was-is missing Poetry Contest. Sponsored by:John Lawless 

The Last Page Was-Is Missing?

I love old book stores.
The smell and look of old books, 
sets my heart a pumping.
At home I have my favorite stops,
checking out each shelf carefully.
When I travel,
I look up stores before I leave home.
My list can be short or long,
with a book or two or three following me home.
This summer I found an old book,
a book jumped into my shopping cart saying,
please take me home.
I have been reading on and off for weeks,
last night I got to the end.
I could not wait to see what was going to happen,
The Last Page Was missing.

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Joseph P. DiMino September 3, 2026 at 4:46 AM I hope my last page will be the beginning...I hear you. For years really, books were my only friends. That is frustrating. Paula Goldsmith September 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM Thanks for your support. This was just a write. Not Ture... Glad you enjoyed reading. It was a ton of fun to bring to life. Oh yes, books can be great friends. Take one to many far off places. Have an extra fun day writing away.............

Anne-Lise Andresen September 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM - I don't like the smell of old books... my books have to be new, dust-free and clean... they never miss the last page :))) - Best wishes in the contest, Paula :) - A winner in my eyes :) - hugs Paula Goldsmith September 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM Thanks for your support. Also Thanks for your, Best wishes in the contest. This was just a write. Not Ture... Glad you enjoyed reading. I also love new books. Sometimes I can Not find the book I want new, only as an older book. This happened this week. Maybe even out of print. That is what got me into old books. It was a ton of fun to bring this one to life. Hugs... Have an extra fun day writing away.............

sara Etgen-Baker September 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM oh my....how frustrating! best wishes, Paula, with this contest entry, sending hugs, Sara Paula Goldsmith September 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM Thanks for your support. Also Thanks for your, best wishes. This was just a write. Not Ture... Glad you enjoyed reading. It was a ton of fun to bring to life. Have an extra fun day writing away.............

Quoth Theraven September 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM Hello Paula, Very interesting travels one finds inside of old book stores. As for the missing page, losing the last of Herman Melville's epic novel Moby Dick wouldn't be such a travesty. But not quite the same for F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby (Le Grand Meaulnes 1913). -Richard Paula Goldsmith September 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM Thanks for your support. This was just a write. Not Ture... Glad you enjoyed reading. It was a ton of fun to bring to life. I loved reading your true/wonderful comment. Have an extra fun day writing away.............

Paula Goldsmith September 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM "The Last Page Was-Is Missing?" ~ Written:9/2/2026 ~ Written By Human Poet.......