Garden of Books
(Quotes are from https://www.unitebooks.com/book-gardens/louisville-growing-readers)
There is a garden growing
in a desert
in my state
(known for bourbon and bluegrass,
the Run for the Roses)
it’s a book garden
growing where once
there were too few books,
a book desert in fact,
where would-be readers
were parched
but now they can find
refreshment in their own homes;
quench their thirst for stories
“878,000 books were distributed
9,508 families participated”
an oasis
springing up
flourishing
nourishing
growing readers
like roses
well-watered
with words