Le Voyage Magnifique

The Library

The ghosts of Hemingway and Poe abide here
and cavort with folks like Bonnie and Clyde here.

Habitat for adventurous spirits,
Huckleberry Finn meets Sally Ride here.

Across the ages, tongues of many scholars
speak their piece and become amplified here.

Their voices echo down fertile valleys
from the mountain of books sanctified here.

Insatiable curiosities try
to have their inquiries satisfied here.

History, opinion, and fantasy
are washed in the literary tide here.

Fantasy writers take eager readers
along for a remarkable ride here.

These stacks of books form a mystic labyrinth,
which will lead you to the truth inside here.

Among the congregating kindred souls,
Granddaddy met his lovely bride here.

Notes on the Ghazal form of poetry ▶︎

The Ghazal is an ancient Persian form of Persian poetry with an intriguing pattern of rhyme and repetition, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://poetryschool.com/theblog/whats-a-ghazal/ .