at the bottom
of the discard pile
?Books to Keep?
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Marc Thompson
Marc Thompson currently resides in Minneapolis, MN where he is a stay-at-home dad. He thinks it?s the best job in the world. Marc received his MFA from Hamline University, and his poems have appeared in journals and anthologies in the US, England, Australia, Canada, Japan, and cyberspace.
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ah, yes, I know this so well.
Summer Downunder
and still Spring cleaning…
her last letter
So hard to leave books! I am giving away so many right now. And after I read each one, I share it, both physically and/or electronically, with a friend. Books are so dear!
Do not mourn your books:
they always exist somewhere
when not on your shelf.
Especially in this digital age. Many are now in the clouds.
Very nice, Marc. I too know that feeling, as does my daughter who inspired the following which featured in Sonam Chhoki's 'Children' Per Diem, The Haiku Foundation 2012…
spring cleaning
my daughter’s ‘to keep’ pile
growing
http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/per-diem-archiv…
Although at that stage it was toys – it's much more difficult to get rid of books!
marion
Poignat. One day books may be our only link to information….until people forget how to read.