RRPL

RRPL

By Steve

The lights of the city

Seen from the library veranda

All of downtown

in one long view

But it takes more

Than one glance

One view

To see what’s inside

The building contains

Arguments and contradictions

Vision and insights

and knowledge

Ideas and opinions both affirming and informing

Flowing from the written word

All of this available to those

Who are driven by curiosity

Or by practical need

From the outside of the library

The city is in view

From the inside

The world is seen

(The new Round Rock Public Library opened in January 2023)