Between the shelves
in a golden afternoon
he dwells,
the aged aged man
and lost librarian,
no longer eye-candy
but still my fancy
‘cause he knows the questions
to pair with all
my answers,
carefully collected,
obstinately carried
to his spot
between the shelves.
Today Sannaa hosts at dVerse with a possibility to do use titles from Lewis Carrol (at least three) in the poem, or use any version of candy inside. I used:
The aged aged man
All in the golden afternoon
My fancy
I felt inspired and also included the word “eye” while keeping it to 44 words, which means I can also link up to this week’s Quadrille.
March 8, 2022
Björn Rudbergs writings 
This gorgeously rendered, Bjorn! I so love the clever way in which you include “eye candy,” here hence combining both the prompts. Thank you so much for writing 💝💝
Leave it to the old librarian to meet more than one challenge…he ages well!
Beautiful!
At a point about half way through comes the gap moment, when one becomes aware of the seaminglessness of this verse, and how it unfolds, each line even better…great description of the librarian’s mind Bjorn..
We need a pamphlet of the librarian.
Oh the poor dearcis old but he still holds the wisdom of his craft. Nice one
Much love…
Eye candy indeed … don’t you just know it?
I like the opening image, as if he is folded away forever, ageless, among the books on the shelf.
I think he’s found eternal bliss between those shelves! Well done on meeting both challenges! 👏👏
Always cool to meet multiple prompts. I feel like the bulk of this one heralds and celebrates Carroll, which is cool. I liked,” cause he know the questions to pair with my answers”.
That is quite a collection. Love this one Bjorn!
“the questions
to pair with all
my answers.”
‘Between the shelves
in a golden afternoon
he dwells,’
Such beautiful opening lines!
This is so clever – meeting two conditions and doing it so beautifully. Loved the first three lines- describes a library setting perfectly.
Brilliant double take Bjorn. They fall into place beautifully!
Hank
Beautiful
Your librarian series is a class in itself and this is an exceptional write.
I knew there was more to the librarian than meets the eye…the old librarian is a wonderful series, Bjorn
wait, he was once eye-candy? 😀
-David
Nicely done, Bjorn! I love your tales of the aged librarian!
Aaaah, the librarian is back. Lovely.
Nice trifecta (titles, candy, and quadrille.)
Yay! The aged librarian is back. This was perfect for both prompts!