BookCrossing Inspires Poetry
A couple of my fellow BookCrossers have said in verse what BookCrossing means to them, and what it is all about:
book crossing a head
i was surfing the web
seeking books for my daughter
when to my surprise
i found in short order
a site that was based on
this curious thought
books can freely be given
not merely be bought
at first blush the notion
stood the world on its head
i read through the pages
with some sense of dread
for surely this concept
would create a schism
between sharing ideas
and capitalism
it's true that i frequent
the local library
so to borrow a book
is not at all scary
but this seems quite different
releasing a tome
out into the wild
quite freely to roam
without payment or credit
without return date
just bound to the mysteries
of fortune and fate
with no strings attached
just a simple i.d.
so the finder might tell
of their joined destiny
and if they so choose
pay back kindness in kind
freeing not just a book
but also a mind
'twas then i remembered
what first brought me here
my searching out tales
for my daughter to hear
in caring for her
i have learned to my pleasure
that life's greatest gift
is a love without measure
and after some thought
i'm compelled to agree
this realization
should hold more widely
whether at random
or through planned exchange
by chapter and verse
the world can be changed
so now into action
this thinking is led
and i'm sure that i see
a book crossing a head
perhaps one fine morning
i'll set out to free 'em
beside an art gallery
inside a museum
at park benches, cafes
on playgrounds at schools
at concerts and movies
and even bar stools
to all the book crossers
(those likewise inclined)
i hope in this process
much joy you will find
just say to a skeptic
if ever they see ya
you're simply embracing
a novel idea
let no one dissuade you
if this you believe
that truly 'tis better
to give than receive
and hold fast this adage
both simple and true
do unto others
as you'd have done to you
Best Book Forward
"I want to be free!"
This book said to me
(Its previous owner),
And I just said, "Gee!"
"I didn't know books
Could be quite this vocal."
But I set the book wild
In vicinity local.
Now the book writes to me
On a regular basis,
From across the world,
From desert, oasis!
BookCrossing.com
Emails me without cease
Whene'er a new owner
Does Read and Release.
So, if you've some tomes
That aren't done talking,
Stop staring in shock,
Let your books begin walking!
by 4libros
Oh, and before I forget...
This one is for all my Liberal, Moonbat, and Anarchist readers, hee, hee. ;-D
Admit it. You haven't done much to challenge our corporate capitalist society lately, despite your revoutionary leanings. Do not despair. Here is your chance to redeem yourself... clear those long-forgotten or well-loved books off the bookshelf and give them to someone who could really benefit from your good taste - a complete stranger! Set your old books and your cooperative spirit free. Exert your intellectual influence on an international audience. Be subversive. Be a BookCrosser. Vive la resistance!
by joeandjen
There are a lot more such Testimonials where those came from, and if you are inspired to join use Ol' Sneakeasy as the one who Referred you! ;-D.
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