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The Gift of Literature

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I am filled with anticipation.
I am tempted to look ahead.

I am never lonely with my paperbacks.

The sun shines across the pages on a sunny day.
My mind is racing as I take in every word
My whole being is absorbed into the pages, into new worlds.

Perhaps today I''ll be in a magical kingdom
Full of dragons, elves, and magic.
Or maybe I'll travel back in time
to the life of an infamous monarch.
Maybe I'll witness heart-break
I might witness betrayal.
I might see a newly found hope.
What could lie just around the corner,
What could occur on the next page?

Eventually, I have to surface
Though much too soon.
I am forced to come back into reality with a jolt.
But, a comforting thought always reassures me:

I can always go back.
I have eternity in my hands.

I am always free to escape, to imagine, to dream, to wonder, to love, in my books.
I feel the emotions vividly
The characters are flesh and blood.

To know.
To learn.
To understand.
It's a gift that I could never repay.

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Journal Skin by: Dragonda
April 3, 2013
© 2013 - 2024 ReiReiSerenade
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SereneCyrene's avatar
Another beautiful work! I don't read as much as I could, but when I do, I get so into the story that I forget everything around me. I just end up reading for hours. :aww: