A Book Lover's Prayer

Let the pages be ever turning
Let the words run on and on
May my eyes be ever reading
My imagination, ever strong.

Let my mind remain wide open
To the discoveries within
May I never lose this passion
For a story to begin.

May the stories, they be plentiful
May I find my cozy nook
To ever read and carry on
The love of a good book

Annette Kohut

Empty Space

If there's empty spaces in your heart,

they'll make you think it's wrong,

like having empty spaces,

means you can never be strong.

But I've learnt that all these spaces,

means there's room enough to grow,

and the people that once filled them,

were always meant to be let go.

And all these empty spaces,

create a strange sort of pull,

that attract so many people, 

you wouldn't meet if they were full.

So if you're made of empty spaces,

don't ever think is wrong,

because maybe they're just empty,

until the right person comes along.

Ernest Hemmingway

Beautiful

She was beautiful, 
but not like those girls in the magazines.
She was beautiful,
for the way she thought.
She was beautiful,
for the sparkle in her eyes
when she talked about something she loved.
She was beautiful,
for her ability to make other people smile
even if she was sad.
No, she wasn't beautiful for something
as temporary as her looks.
She was beautiful,
deep down to her soul.