<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=451538" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Notebook And Its Cover</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I sat down with resolve, <br>Crossed legged on the wooden bench, <br>Trying to wipe the frown<br>And stretch my spine.<br>Watch my breath<br>Pray for strength<br>And peace and calm, a spiritual balm.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I smiled as the cool breeze<br>Teased my cheeks<br>And flirted with my carelessly<br>Tied thick mane.<br>Told my mind, now <br>You be quiet; <br>This is me time.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My glance rested<br>On the notebook, <br>That goes with me everywhere.<br>It’s my secret treasure<br>And I just jot down<br>My thoughts at leisure.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It is covered with <br>A blue cloth; <br>And what… perhaps <br>I noticed for the first time, <br>A hand embroidered tortoise, <br>In orange and green in chain stitch.<br>Good heavens, I muttered<br>To myself, isn’t he the guy <br>Who won the race, <br>Slow and steady<br>Putting that smug, sly <br>and dandy<br>Hare to shame, <br>without much fanfare.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Thoughtfully, I muttered aloud<br>Who ever said don’t go by<br>A book’s cover? <br>An open mind can <br>Discover anything<br>Even if <br>In small measures; <br>Why you don’t need scriptures; <br>Even a hand crafted picture<br>Can turn out to be a guide<br>And a seer.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Mamta+Agarwal">Mamta Agarwal</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=451538" data-title="A Notebook And Its Cover de Mamta Agarwal" data-description="I sat down with resolve, Crossed legged on the wooden bench, Trying to wipe the frown And stretch my spine. Watch my breath Pray for strength And peace and calm, a spiritual balm. I smiled as the cool breeze Teased my cheeks And flirted with my..."></div> </div> </div>

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