Long did she stare at the books
Beyond the shiny glass doors
Reluctant to enter those massive aisles
Not capable of holding herself back
From stealing a copy or two
Wishing for the umpteenth time
She had the money to buy a few
♥
The last time, she’d entered the shop
She’d glanced around furtively
picking up a copy of her favorite Poe poems
And stuffed it under her frock
Tucking it away hastily in her ragged camisole
♥
But she hadn’t escaped
the grumpy owner’s gaze
The book snatched
Insults slammed
Grabbed by the wrist
And led out of the shop
♥
With tears and heightened craving
For her most beloved possession
She had left the shop
without so much as looking back
So much pain and shame
all for her love for books
♥
Unquenched
unsatiated is her hunger
for the stories and the words galore
Yet never daring to enter those pristine
bookshops any more
~~~~~
Asha Seth
This is one of the most beautiful posts I’ve read today, Thank you for sharing it with us. 💐
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Pleasure 🙂
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Reblogged this on Still Another Writer's Blog.
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Thank you for the reblog. 😃
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You are welcome!
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Wow….great…no wrds for this creation..
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Thank you! 😃
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wonderful.true explanation of hunger for books.i m too.
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Thank you, Aruna. 😃
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u r most welcome.dear.
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This is beautiful!!!
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Thank you, Pavithra. Welcome to my blog. 😉
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Thanksss Ashaa :))) I surely wanna read more!!
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Keep around. I’ll never fail to delight you. 😃
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This is some incredible writing…i love it..
Shreyans
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Appreciate you sharing your thoughts. Shreyans 😃
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Poignant poem indeed… Reminds me a little of The Book Thief where Liesel goes into the lady’s house and takes the book.
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Yes, I so love that book. And was branded that title myself in school days. 😋 How goes your day?
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Extraordinary!
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Thank you, Jeffrey. Hope you’re well. 😃
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Do visit my Ganesh Chaturthi blog and tell me about the decoration
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Sure. Will do.
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Moved by your intense elegy… If were the shop keeper I would be generous enough to give it to her free or a free read…looking at her lust for words…ofcourse this is my personal opinion..very well inked it caused me to think about the poor students who long for books
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I guess I would too. But if I were an equally great book lover, maybe not. To each his own. And yes, the main idea was aptly observed by you. Kiran. 😉
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Ohh really! 😊
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Good one though!
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Happy to see you here. 😃 Rahul.
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Was it you who was craving and went metaphoric on us readers here?
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Hahah. I love this interpretation. But no it wasn’t me. Your thoughts really did make me smile. Jerry. 😉
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What a pity. …it would have added to your genius:)
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Haha. Thanks.
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How are you ?
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Been all right. You?
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good thanks
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Hey there how are you ? By the way I like your profile picture nice!
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Thank you, Jerry. I’ve been good. 😃
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so how goes your writing ? any books forthcoming ?
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Ahh! Not anytime soon, my friend.
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this is just a suggestion but you can take your poems make them an Ebook
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Haha! Okay… will consider. Jerry. 😃 How goes your day?
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good and yours ?
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can’t hurt but to try the ebooks right?
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Your thoughts on this …article I read https://bklynboy59.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/would-you-take-a-year-off-your-marriage/
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I did. Jerry.
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oh I love this…so poignanat
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Thank you! 😃
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Beautifully written Asha… it has a distinct poetic touch.
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Pleasure to have known your thoughts. And welcome to my blog. Smruti 💕
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बहुत उम्दा जी
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Thank you, Sir. 😃 And welcome to my muse spot.
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Always Ur Welcome Astha ji.
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Oh..somehow, it made me sad. I feel for her and her unsatiated longings for the poems of Poe… 😦
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Oh, thank you, Mani. 😃 I’ve been ‘craving’ to read thoughts of my readers on this one. And now your words satiate the crave. 💕 As for the protagonist, my heart goes out to her.
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Have a great Saturday, Asha… 🙂
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And you enjoy the weekend and holiday ahead. 😉 You celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi?
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Don’t celebrate it at home, but a number of pujas are being held in the neighbourhood… 🙂
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Oh good. I love the festive aura. 😍 Enjoy loads dear!😃
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It’s beautiful yet heartbreaking! It tells a million emotions.
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