Hello everyone,
I have written another bookish poem! The more I write, the harder it is to think of a new one, so this one was ticking over in my mind for quite some time!
This poem is an exaggerated (or is it?!) description of having such a long and ever-increasing TBR, and how it might easily get out of control and threaten to crush us 🙂
I thought of the first verse very quickly, but I found the rest was hard to write, maybe because I have been unwell during the last couple of days.
I hope you like it!
The tower extends gradually higher
One book at a time
My list grows ever longer
As another blurb catches my eye
It fills the floor and skims the walls
Consuming all my space
But then again us bibliophiles;
We wouldn’t have it another way
The piles of pages rise to the ceiling
Escaping from my reach
No room left on the shelf
Yet so much still to read
This is one cycle that never stops
A story with no last line
A literary life so vicariously defined
By the unyielding passage of time
Did you like this poem? I would love to hear your thoughts, positive or negative, in the comments!
Happy reading 🙂
This is great Stephen! 📚
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Thank you so much, Rebecca!
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Great poem! I think you are writing about me!
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Thank you! I am glad you can relate!
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Oooh I love this! Nice one! ☺️ It is definitely a story without an end.
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Thank you, Emily! I am glad you liked it. True, I don’t think we will ever get to the end of our TBR!
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This is such a good poem, Stephen! Your writing is constantly improving and I always look forward to reading what you come up with next. I can also relate to the neverending pile of books, especially nowadays when new releases of the year are announced!
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Thank you so much, Darina! I really appreciate your kind words. And yes, there are just so many books that we would like to read, and the new releases just keep adding more to the list!
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Love it! Totally awesome 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!
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I love it. I especially love the line a story with no last line it’s so true.
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Thank you, Misty!
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You’re welcome!!
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I do enjoy bookish poems!
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Me too!
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This is really great! I love that it is about books!
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Thank you so much, Beckie. I’m glad you liked it. Haha most of my poems now are about books!
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This is absolutely wonderful! I could so relate!
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Thank you so much, Meher!
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Awwwwwww!! I ADORE THIS Stephen! So sooo true!! 😍😍😍😍
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Thank you so much, Rain! 🥰 It means a lot to me that you liked it. I might just decide to share a couple of the ones I’ve written recently…
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