Erren Geraud Kelly’s most recent poem to appear here was Bicycle Days (June 2013).
The Librarian
By Erren Geraud Kelly
I want to tell her
I don’t read as much as I once did
But I haven’t fallen out of love with
books
I’m just taking a break from them
I often find stories in
Other places
Like movies and music cds.
Or inside the notes of a keith jarrett piano
Composition
Something that sounds like
He spent years practicing for
But your jaw drops when
you
Learn he made it up
On the spot
I think I’ll tell her
She looks great
in high heels
And that I love art house movies
Better than
blockbusters
Because you need people and words
To tell a story
Not
special effects and
explosions
I want to tell this woman, lithe and winsome
That a writer
Can write anywhere
That a big city is not the only place
to give birth to
Books or people
Or even
Angels like
Her
I don’t read as much as I once did
But I haven’t fallen out of love with
books
I’m just taking a break from them
I often find stories in
Other places
Like movies and music cds.
Or inside the notes of a keith jarrett piano
Composition
Something that sounds like
He spent years practicing for
But your jaw drops when
you
Learn he made it up
On the spot
I think I’ll tell her
She looks great
in high heels
And that I love art house movies
Better than
blockbusters
Because you need people and words
To tell a story
Not
special effects and
explosions
I want to tell this woman, lithe and winsome
That a writer
Can write anywhere
That a big city is not the only place
to give birth to
Books or people
Or even
Angels like
Her
What an interesting, strong poem with great content.
Thank you!
I liked this so much I cam back to read it again today. Probably tomorrow, too.