Library Scene / by Brian Kunde

Library Scene
by Brian Kunde

I looked into the library,
And what did I see there
But patrons lounging lazily
In every nook and stair.

One lad employed his pen, I saw,
Upon his study carrel:
Another exercised his jaw
Quite loudly, to his peril.

A few shot rubber bands at lights
Or paper airplanes flew,
While others still engaged in fights,
And some their noses blew.

Astoundingly, I did not see,
However I did look,
One member of that company
A-studying a book!

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Library Scene

from Bibliotec(hnic)a : Poems, Sep. 24, 2013.
An earlier version appeared in
SUL News Notes, v. 1, no. 39, Oct. 2, 1992,
as “When a Library is Academic.”

1st web edition posted 9/27/2013.