DEATH OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ex-patrons pass
By padlocked door,
Boards cover glass
Of new eyesore
Damp book bleeds ink,
Bleached page unbinds
Belying link
With hungry minds
Once self-improved
Carnegie-wise,
Dull scales removed
From word-blind eyes
Through knowledge freed
From print in turn
By all who read,
Digest and learn.
FOR SALE - PRIME SITE
Reads High Street sign.
Perhaps it might
Suit philistine.
Ex-
Boards cover glass
Of new eyesore
Damp book bleeds ink,
Bleached page unbinds
Belying link
With hungry minds
Once self-
From word-
From print in turn
By all who read,
Digest and learn.
FOR SALE -
Perhaps it might
Suit philistine.
