by Mariana
O my books!
how exquisite
you are!
Steadfast and
thoughtful
Dearest
my star,
you are
superb,
benevolent
to behold!
The Greek
gods were
all-powerful
But you
are tenfold
more!
What great
Deed
have I
done
to deserve
such a
life
To have
you by
my
side
As if
man and
wife
O my books!
I love you
so!
A life
without
you is
like a life
with no
heart
Empty and
Lifeless,
a zombie
I would be;
a bird with
no wings,
A violin
with no
strings
a shell
of a
person
I surely would
be.
Will you
then
accept
this
humble ode?
O books!
from a lover
whose
words I
have
sowed.
