Contributed by Claire

The following poem, entitled “Library Born,” was written in honor of the new Kellogg Library on the campus of Cal State University, San Marcos. That’s right — free-form poetry to honor a library. Originally printed at http://library.csusm.edu/about/poem.asp:

Mammoth steel skeleton gazing from the hill,
Rising above the flagpoles,
Hissing flames sealing metal joints,
Zig zag stairs with alligator teeth climbing,
Floor upon floor upon floor,
Empty
Rectangular spaces open to construction,
Sea breezes whistling through hammering,
Roof top steel arms, uplifted,
Celebrating

Soon there will be priceless jewels encased in
this castle,
Carpeted walkways twining to the sky,
Glassy eyes opening to the world around,
Keyboards softly whispering ideas,
Minds Soaring,
Shelf upon shelf upon shelf of
Books
Nourishing hearts and spirits with magical
powers to question, create, solve, dream,
University Gem

by Sandra Castañon