The Library Moment

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#datlibrarylife, #ilovelibraries, #librariesmatter, geek the library, LIBRARY DIARIES, library love, think beyond the books

Hashtag libraries matter…
we all need a little love, life, and library;
however, sometimes you have to think beyond the books to experience that library moment.

Nothing compares to that magic moment, that moment when the library takes you by surprise.
That magic moment when you fall in love with the library and three ninety eight point two becomes a beautiful surprise.

Sorta like when you discovered reading is fundamental,
kind of like the moment when you discovered paradise was a library moment.

–@StevieStreets #librarydiaries | The Library Moment

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My Second Major Breakup

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bookish, bookstore love, borders bookstore, library love, seattle's best

This was my second major breakup…

For weeks, I couldn’t wake up
without thoughts of the cutie in the café reading The Coldest Winter ever.
I could remember clear as day,
she was sippin’ Seattles Best, her smile was the warmest ever.
We shared books, music, videos, and coffeehouse culture in the café…
and then came the breakup.

This was my second major breakup…
My bookshop love left me lonely.
Sure, there were other bookstores
but nothing compared to the homie.
I like BIG BOOKS and I cannot lie,
I had to go online to order books after the breakup…

And I’m a classic man,
I couldn’t cope with Nooks and Kindles;
l was forced to rekindle an old flame.

Yeah… I had my coffeehouse girl,
she rocked my world
but the love was not the same.

She liked the movie,
I liked the book,
the two are not one in the same.

The game’s not the same,
I want that ol’ thang back…
I need a special girl in this computerized (digital love) world.
Nowadays they serenade Computer Love
with no Roger, no Zapp;
they shooby doo bop to the tune of audiobooks and apps,
it’s breaking my heart.

The game’s not the same,
I want that ol’ thang back…
trips down memory lane
had me thinking about my librarian love;
ahh my lovely literati,
she’s always had my heart.

The game’s not the same,
I want that ol’ thang back…
Yeah… I miss Borders Bookstores
but the library,
ahh my beloved bookspace,
she’s far more than a pretty bookface.
She’s the one that turned my heart into a MakerSpace,
to keep our shared interest in place.
She’ll always have special place in my heart,
truthfully speaking,
my library love is the reason why I love language arts.

–@StevieStreets #bookish #poem | My Second Major Breakup

$200 Poetry Month Slam

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#datlibrarylife, library love, national poetry month, poetry is not dead, poetry slam, poets, writers

Nearly 3 minutes,
15 poets reciting…
The #POETRYSLAM!

Join us – April 9th
at Stonecrest Library with
Kodac Harrison.

These haiku are for…
National Poetry Month
Two Thousand Sixteen!

$200…
well; that would be for you, the
poets and writers.

-Stevie #poetrymonth | $200 Poetry Month Slam

Postscript:
@scribesandvibes is held
on 2nd Saturdays at
Stonecrest Library

I Fell in Love at the Library

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hopeless romantic, library love

I was thumbing through the pages of a book,

as my eyes glanced away from the pages of the book…

 

I noticed her peeking over her spectacles,

as she gazed towards the receptacles.

 

She plugged her iPad and iPhone into the receptacles;

then she smiled and removed her spectacles.

 

I was so intrigued with her…

I barely noticed, we were reading the same book.

I wondered if she was truly reading her book,

as I pretended to be reading my book.

 

 

 

 

As I peeked up to get a second look,

 

we made eye contact like a head-on collision…

 

knocking me head over heels, leaving me smitten…

 

by the beauty in her eyes; she put a spell on me with the magic in her look.

 

 

 

I wondered “where did she come from?”

My life was humdrum,

until I stumbled upon

a supernatural strangeness at the library.

 

That night I felt a wonderful weirdness

when I looked into her eyes…

it was as if cupid let shots – – – fly,

far be it from February.

 

I remember the first time our eyes met;

it was like a meeting of minds.

She blew my mind…

when her eyes met mine, she conveyed the sapience of a mime.

The magic in her eyes was amazing, I felt as if I was stargazing…

the mind-to-mind communication was simply breathtaking.

We experienced mental telepathy and ecstasy…

it was as if we were caressing each other’s mind’s eye

with eye contact that night at the library.

I remember the night I fell in love at the library.

 

Who knew the love of my life would use the library as a sanctum;

I keep getting flashbacks of how the library has always been my sanctuary.

 

I remember when I was a hopeless romantic…

I remember the best thing I’ve ever done was to go to the library that night,

nothing compares to the moment her eyes caught my sight.

Oh what a beautiful sight!

I was blinded by her smile; her inner glow was such a delight.

I remember the night that I fell in love at the library…

Oh what a night!

I fell in love at the library.

 

Think beyond the books…

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library love

Think beyond the books…
View the flowers and paintings
at the library?

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–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: Think beyond the book…

Such a beautiful place, the library

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library love

Think beyond the books,

the library is such a beautiful place.

 

I see adorable spine labels  & handsome typefaces.

 

I see book cover art exhibited on bookcases.

 

I see storied collections, I see literary art;

the library is such a beautiful place.

 

 

I have discovered new books;

however, I have not taken the time to notice the flowers at the library.

 

I’ve met traveling men, I have read about unfamiliar places.

 

I’ve met Friends of the library, I have seen familiar faces.

 

I have discovered rare books;

however, I have not taken the time to notice the paintings at the library.

 

 

How did I not see the library had more to offer than a Book Face?

 

Why did I not think of the library as more than a book space?

 

I think it’s time to view the library as more than a meeting space for book buddies;

the library is such a beautiful place.

 

 

I think I shall rediscover my beloved book space.

 

Oh how I adore the Stacks and the Book Face…

 

I think it’s time to view the library as more than a place to study;

the library is such a beautiful place.

 

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | Such a beautiful place, the library

Library Card Love

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library love

I love libraries!

Where else could you score free books?

Library Card Love 😉

 

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: Library Card Love

The Best School Supply

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library love

The school year’s begun,

I have the best school supply;

a library card.

 

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: The Best School Supply

The Cover Is Blue!

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library love

Do you have a book?

I do not know the title.

The cover is blue!

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: The Cover Is Blue!

Do You Have A Book?

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library love

Do you have a book?

I do not know the title.

Do you have that book?

–@StevieStreets #LibraryDiaries | from THE COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTION: Do You Have A Book?