“Endless Stories” by: Erik Johansson
These, just books — no way!
they are submarines
or rocketships to space
taking you to amazing places
beyond your wildest imagination
where you can watch
the golden clouds of Telüré
wafting up its emerald climbs
high over its warm cerulean seas
where you can hear
the shrill haunting calls
of fast coral-winged Lêllûrts
racing into Droon’s violet skies
or see the copper hues
of rustling Parmus fronds
fire the indigo ground mists
beneath Gemin’s crystal trees
“Make Purpose” by: Erik Johansson
or maybe a genie’s lamp
carrying you off to Xanadu
to Kubla Khan’s pleasure-dome
where the sacred river Alph runs
or perhaps an enchantment
that introduces you to Bastian
and you two adventure to Fantasia
to save the kingdom from The Nothing
maybe it is a beautiful women
who lived in a kingdom by the sea
who was taken so young by the seraphs
she had never known love’s sweet needing
they are dinosaurs on the loose
perhaps they are toys come alive
an archaeologist in a haunted tomb
maybe they’re superheros who can fly
no, these are not books
maybe timetravel vehicles
or portals to parallel worlds
magic keys to unlock wonders
or imagination’s magical carpets
just anything you dream them to be
but they’re definitely not — just books
“The Forest Library” by: Erik Johansson
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rob kistner © 2023
Poetry at: dVerse
2 more poems I wrote inspired by Erik Johansson. To visit & read. (Please Click)
Moon & Zephyr
Sky of Ardor
Watch the creation of Erik’s image:
Now, for some music: