A Rainy Day
libraries invite the curious, those doing research on arcane topics, those who stand in front of the new books and wonder if they have the stamina to finish that behemoth of a book in two weeks, and those who find solace and companionship in the library-- and those who browse and then leave with a tote bag filled with books
libraries make room for those who find solace and small conversations in the midst of a day
today i was upstairs in our local library reading and taking notes my car was unavailable until much later so i settled into a soft comfortable chair four brown chairs faced a round table covered with sections of the times, the globe, and the local newspaper
a woman sat opposite me and read magazines, or rather flipped through them a man sat down to my right , " nice day to read inside" -- he skimmed the local paper and remarked, " fine football team we got kids have heart and they might win it all" a man sat down and picked up the boston globe, looked my way, and said "it's really raining."
the research librarian set up an intricate 750 piece puzzle on a large table two women hung over the puzzle one created a frame while the other fashioned finished sections neither spoke nor looked at one another
i sat reading and watching the two women parallel, enclosed in a self constructed space
one woman stood up and collected her bag and book and left
later i spotted the woman who created the puzzle frame she sat in a straight back chair surrounded by shelves of dvds a book stayed open on the table she stared straight ahead the words on the page didn't hold her attention
libraries make room for those who find solace and small conversations in the midst of a day
today i was upstairs in our local library reading and taking notes my car was unavailable until much later so i settled into a soft comfortable chair four brown chairs faced a round table covered with sections of the times, the globe, and the local newspaper
a woman sat opposite me and read magazines, or rather flipped through them a man sat down to my right , " nice day to read inside" -- he skimmed the local paper and remarked, " fine football team we got kids have heart and they might win it all" a man sat down and picked up the boston globe, looked my way, and said "it's really raining."
the research librarian set up an intricate 750 piece puzzle on a large table two women hung over the puzzle one created a frame while the other fashioned finished sections neither spoke nor looked at one another
i sat reading and watching the two women parallel, enclosed in a self constructed space
one woman stood up and collected her bag and book and left
later i spotted the woman who created the puzzle frame she sat in a straight back chair surrounded by shelves of dvds a book stayed open on the table she stared straight ahead the words on the page didn't hold her attention
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