30 days of gratitude: Day 2
Library Books
one day after
school this week
we visited the library
bella proud of the brand
new, all her own
library card
hanging on a rainbow
shoelace around her neck
we filled our bags
to overflowing
with books about zombies
and volcanoes
and princesses
and butterflies
(one guess which kid chose which books)
and for me
a few little somethings
i’ve been waiting on
to inspire
by leibovitz and angelou
we barely had time to
select our books
before being ushered out
the door
budget cuts
have closed some libraries
and slashed hours
at others
it is sad
how little value
books are given
the thrill of opening
new pages
and discovering new worlds
and getting lost
in the words
and the pictures
so today I am grateful
for my little
library
and for the treasures
within
because without
words
so much is lost
and with them
the world is more
open than it could
ever be otherwise.
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Oh - and I am infinitely grateful for herbal remedies because yesterday I was lying in bed with the most horrible flu, and today I’m functioning enough to go shoot a wedding in an hour from now. Long live Vit. C, enchinacea, elderberry, cayenne, garlic, and hot chai tea
Letters to my Daughter is quit lovely (Angelou) and Liebovitz has written “work”? I think that’s the title…if it what you are reading it happens to be on my nightstand as well.
Books - yes grateful but I should learn to use the library.
Comment by Janet — 03.09.09 @ 12:37:26