Praise to the lovers of books
Praise to the monks who make our books
Shaping and illustrating
Lifting up the contents for adoration
And worship
Praise to the monks who spread their spines into the open air
Pressing into the hands of the young
Rustling of pages in the wind
And mind
Praise to the monks who venture forth with texts too heavy
Stacking them for the blessing
Squeezing juice out of each volume
And fruit
7 thoughts on "Praise to the lovers of books"
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Yes, thank you monks!
You know, not just the texts, but oh my word, the illuminations! One of my favorite finds is a hare standing upright, weilding a crossbow. LoL We owe those monks a great deal. Thanks for this homage to them.
Praise to the monks, indeed!
“The Color of Pomegranates” is now on my to-watch list! Well done! The monks did so much to history and knowledge.
This is great! Each verse climbing to those scrumptious last lines.
Thanks to you, a lover of history, for sharing these important images.
incredible Deanna what a lovely tribute to a grace that has been bequeathed unto us . . . put that in your pipe and smoke it A.I. aaaahhhhh geez I love your poem!!!