this way to the entrance May 16, 2011 Photo by Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales run your fingersalong the thickly fenced gardensspot a shining sliver of lightpull a plank out, enter the worldof the seeing mindtime lostfreedom foundRene Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 8:26 PMI love the 'sliver of light' part. Very pretty. Good work. My magpie: http://verseinanutshell.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/open-book/ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyHelenMay 16, 2011 at 8:30 PMThe image of books as a garden is magic. A garden to linger in for hours and hours, days and days, forever.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyIrish GumboMay 16, 2011 at 8:58 PMIf there was ever a time or place to not ask for assistance, that would be it...getting lost in freedom, one book at a time.I like this very much.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyBrian MillerMay 16, 2011 at 9:53 PMnice...oh i have found freedom in a book or two in my day...ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyFireblossomMay 16, 2011 at 10:14 PMYou would make one kick ass librarian, Rene!ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyReflectionsMay 16, 2011 at 11:29 PMLove the imagery you have created, lost on a garden path, seeking pleasure beyond the fenceposts. Stunningly shared.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJenne' R. Andrews May 17, 2011 at 4:42 AMIntriguing, unique-- thanks! xxjReplyDeleteRepliesReplysukipoetMay 17, 2011 at 10:13 AMenjoyed entering your garden of booksReplyDeleteRepliesReplyTess KincaidMay 17, 2011 at 1:12 PMThe notion of the picket fence is wonderful. Lovely piece, Rene.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyHenry ClemmonsMay 17, 2011 at 6:10 PMVery creative. I especially njoyd the first two stanzas.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyPearlMay 18, 2011 at 8:21 AMI see this in the same way, Rene. :-) I love it.... and should you find yourself overcome/dizzy with imagination, someone will be by shortly to commisserate...PearlReplyDeleteRepliesReplyhedgewitchMay 18, 2011 at 10:13 AMSome of the best parts of my life have been spent in that world behind the loose planks in the fence of books which you've built so perfectly. You've captured that sense of a better reality inside the covers.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyFred MillerMay 18, 2011 at 10:29 AMMy first wife was a librarian. Super sexy. Still is.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyOther MaryMay 18, 2011 at 11:32 AMReally nice one Renee.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyhyperCRYPTICalMay 18, 2011 at 11:34 AMLove it all and the last stanza made me smile - brilliant!Anna :o]ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyHelenaMay 18, 2011 at 5:12 PMA few steps till outside escapism! Wonderful!ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyEveryday GoddessMay 18, 2011 at 9:00 PMwonderful journeys await, beautiful feelings ahead.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAnn GrenierMay 18, 2011 at 9:16 PMPick out your book and escape through the new gateway --- love it.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplymoondustwriterMay 19, 2011 at 1:59 AMNicely doneyou pull the reader right in to the world between the coversThanks for sharing with One ShotReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJinksyMay 19, 2011 at 7:38 AMYou obviously try to avoid paperbacks! LOLReplyDeleteRepliesReplyTumblewords:May 19, 2011 at 11:38 PMA wow take on the prompt image - love this one -ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 1:45 AMWonderful =)ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJingleMay 20, 2011 at 8:08 PMlovely tribe to Liberian, library, and books they serve.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJingleMay 20, 2011 at 8:08 PMlovely tribe to Liberian, library, and books they serve.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyDick JonesMay 22, 2011 at 10:51 AMA very neat and well-sustained metaphor.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyjenny_oMay 24, 2011 at 9:56 PMLibrary Instructions - every library should post these!ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAdd commentLoad more... Post a Comment Please drop a penny in a poet's hat :
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I love the 'sliver of light' part. Very pretty. Good work. My magpie: http://verseinanutshell.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/open-book/
ReplyDeleteThe image of books as a garden is magic. A garden to linger in for hours and hours, days and days, forever.
ReplyDeleteIf there was ever a time or place to not ask for assistance, that would be it...getting lost in freedom, one book at a time.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much.
nice...oh i have found freedom in a book or two in my day...
ReplyDeleteYou would make one kick ass librarian, Rene!
ReplyDeleteLove the imagery you have created, lost on a garden path, seeking pleasure beyond the fenceposts. Stunningly shared.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing, unique-- thanks! xxj
ReplyDeleteenjoyed entering your garden of books
ReplyDeleteThe notion of the picket fence is wonderful. Lovely piece, Rene.
ReplyDeleteVery creative. I especially njoyd the first two stanzas.
ReplyDeleteI see this in the same way, Rene. :-) I love it.
ReplyDelete... and should you find yourself overcome/dizzy with imagination, someone will be by shortly to commisserate...
Pearl
Some of the best parts of my life have been spent in that world behind the loose planks in the fence of books which you've built so perfectly. You've captured that sense of a better reality inside the covers.
ReplyDeleteMy first wife was a librarian. Super sexy. Still is.
ReplyDeleteReally nice one Renee.
ReplyDeleteLove it all and the last stanza made me smile - brilliant!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
A few steps till outside escapism! Wonderful!
ReplyDeletewonderful journeys await, beautiful feelings ahead.
ReplyDeletePick out your book and escape through the new gateway --- love it.
ReplyDeleteNicely done
ReplyDeleteyou pull the reader right in to the world between the covers
Thanks for sharing with One Shot
You obviously try to avoid paperbacks! LOL
ReplyDeleteA wow take on the prompt image - love this one -
ReplyDeleteWonderful =)
ReplyDeletelovely tribe to Liberian, library, and books they serve.
ReplyDeletelovely tribe to Liberian, library, and books they serve.
ReplyDeleteA very neat and well-sustained metaphor.
ReplyDeleteLibrary Instructions - every library should post these!
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