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POEM STARTER
Write a poem with the title “Overheard in the Library”.
As well-renowned places of quiet, any conversations had in libraries tend to carry!
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I walked towards the library
To pick up a new book
But as I turned the corner
I didn’t like the look
Of people crowded inside
I could overhear their chatter
I picked up on the word “closing”
And clearly it would matter
And then again I heard that word
Coming from my right
I saw a sad librarian
It wasn’t a pleasant sight
I asked her what was happening
Why she felt so low
And then that’s when s...
A favorite place
the expectation of solitude
but not today
They are thinking so loudly
Don’t they know the unwritten rule of silence?
Older man: I woke up next to my cold, dead wife
Child: I want to read good
Young Woman: What I would give to not be barren!
Teenage Boy: Why do I have feelings for him?
Elderly Woman: The money won’t buy me time
I want to tell them
although pain runs deep
it r...
Hi, my name is Jameson, but my friends call me JJ. I’m 12, but my birthday is in a few days, Friday, February 19th! It’s only a few days away, as it’s Tuesday, February 16th. Anyways, I was going about my school day like normal, and during my time in the library I overheard something exciting!
First off, I have to explain about how IMPORTANT this birthday is. It’s not just any old birthday, it’s ...
Hush hush… first rule of a library.
Our minds be the loudest though.
Had an extremely loud mind that needed a space to relax and sink in the reality of my living.
So I walk into this.. Library.
Everyone’s glued to something.
Something to learn, read, research.. or jus sit in peace.
I was ofcourse one of them.
I had developed reading a bit late into my 20s and was struggling to keep my focus on...
Walking feet in the library.
WALKING FEET.
Of course you can get dinosaur books.
No, you can’t get that one.
Because it’s a hundred and forty pages.
When you can read, you can get that book.
A book on pterosaurs?
Yes, you read that pterosaur book already.
Yes, you read that pterosaur book already.
No, I didn’t know your pet Quetzalcoatlus has the largest wingspan ever.
No, you didn’t rea...
Whispers flicker,
With the turn of a page,
Rain beats down heavy on panes.
As I sip on my tea,
I hear a faint plea,
“Please sir,
Could you help me today?”
“Certainly sir, what is it?”
“I’m stuck!
And I’d do well to add,
I’m dyslexic as fuck!”
I hear a sharp gasp,
As his helper replies
“But knowing your language
Is primary!
If you can’t read or write,
With the gift of your sight,
T...
I wasn’t paying attention,
I wasn’t pre warned,
I had my face in story’s and knowledge,
My intensions on school and art,
Then I seen you,
And you seen me ,
And you had intention and looks,
You had me the second you looked me in the eyes,
We were nerds to the world ,
But you were my whole world,
Then I heard,
You weren’t who you said you were,
You did something I cant mentally neglect,
Definition o...
I overheard in the library
A little bit of crying
She told of her loss
And how she felt like dying
Only six weeks along
Then taken all the same
She didn’t do anything
But felt totally to blame
Dismissed by her story
By the doctors and best friend
Saying she was just late
There was nothing there to end
She felt hopeless
And had no baby to hold
She’d been trying for a while
But may fear the thou...
I hear this all day at the library,
And it makes me want to shout.
Not because they are bothering me,
Or interrupting my shelving spree,
But because THIS is what we’re all about.
I’d love to show you our catalogue,
And how to find your way around.
Yes, we have space for Read to a Dog
And books about Prague
And it’s okay if your baby makes sound.
We’ve got resources for the young and the older
An...
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