(Poem 323 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)

I was startled to discover
that libraries still exist
in this dystopian society
I’m learning to call home.

You might as well have
told me there are sunken
libraries for school of fish
to study up on plankton.

Or declare that libraries
have been installed in every
greenhouse to better teach
plants how to grow greener.

That people have a safe
place to read books for free
gives my heart hope
that all is not lost.

@Home Studio – 323rd poem of the year

Runner ups for the Libraries photos to accompany my poem: