The Old Bookstore's Breath

The Old Bookstore's Breath

Sun-dusted window, a silent invite,

To realms bound in paper, escaping the light.

Aisles that meander, a comforting maze,

Of titles and authors from long-ago days.

The scent of old paper, a whisper of time,

Where stories still linger, in prose and in rhyme.

Spines faded and worn, with secrets they keep,

Of laughter and sorrow, of waking and sleep.

A bookmark peeks out, a forgotten embrace,

A moment suspended in time and in space.

Each turned, yellowed page, a journey untold,

A universe waiting, in stories of old.

To wander these shelves, a treasure to find,

A connection to voices left gently behind.

The old bookstore breathes, a comforting sigh,

Of stories that live, as the moments drift by.

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That little poem tries to capture that feeling of stepping into a place filled with the weight of stories and the quiet connection you feel to the past. It's like each book holds a little echo of someone else's experience, and in browsing them, you're almost touching those lives. It's a comforting, almost reverent feeling, like you're in a sanctuary for forgotten voices.

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