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Librarian
by Alan Cook
Friday, April 26, 2013
Rated "G" by the Author.

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Winner of the President's Award for the Torrance, California Shakespeare competition 2013

She's Minerva, goddess of wisdom, who holds the key

to a storehouse of riches: food for feeding

the hungry; bread for the child who is sounding out

her first syllables and shouting, "I'm reading!

I'm reading!"; meat for the student exploring the wonders

of life and searching for knowledge, eyes shining;

wine for the lover with mood swings from heights of joy

to pits of despair and self-centered pining;

dessert for the classicist, armchaired in timeworn leather,

content and reflective, the great tomes his friends.

Minerva welcomes them all to the storehouse, but scans

the horizon for looters; on guard, she fends

them off, protecting the treasures, preserving the knowledge;

for without the storehouse everything ends.

Alan Cook, Author

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Reviewed by Connie Faust	5/5/2013

I can readily agree that this poem is "a winner." It's rich with metaphors and smoothly flows in a revelation of the perfect librarian. Very enjoyable reading! Connie




Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen	4/27/2013

Wonderful, Alan! Great twists and turns in words and thoughts! Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen




Reviewed by Ronald Hull	4/27/2013

The librarian is certainly a winner. My niece is a librarian's librarian, and I'm very proud of her. Ron

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