Dodge Library Webpage

as a child, the library
was my favorite place
the librarian behind
the counter had such
a friendly face

i read stories of
heroic dogs and men
who were so great
Saturdays were the days
we went and
i could hardly wait

in Lawton, Okalahoma
we had the public library
and another at Fort Sill
where i became lost in
reading books of comics,
in rooms that were
so still

i read the poetry of Langston Hughes,
e.e. cummings and Robert Frost
even when I may not have understood
their meaning-
the feelings came across

i love the joy and happiness
that a good book can bring
and books were always
steadfast friends to which my
heart could cling

so spend some quiet hours
with a comforting book or two
and i am sure the library will
become a special place for
you