Post-BEA Blues: A Book Blogger's Lament
Booksare heavy
on my shoulders.
Sore back, sore feet.
Ouch.
Books
are heavy
on my soul.
I took too many.
Again.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Post-BEA Blues: A Book Blogger's Lament
I'm not much of a poet, but this came to me as I was walking up 37th Street from the Javits Center at the end of BEA on Thursday, carrying my heavy bags of books:
are heavy
on my shoulders.
Sore back, sore feet.
Ouch.
Books
are heavy
on my soul.
I took too many.
Again.
are heavy
on my shoulders.
Sore back, sore feet.
Ouch.
Books
are heavy
on my soul.
I took too many.
Again.
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8 comments:
Truly! I only took what I could carry, but cut it close--one more and it would have been impossible!
It was great seeing you!
It was great to see you, too. I enjoyed chatting over dinner. Are you recovered from BEA? I'm starting to recover. Yesterday was pretty much of a waste, as I was too exhausted and overloaded to be able to accomplish anything.
It was nice to see you again this week. For once I got smart and brought a rolling backpack with me.
The poem is great, expresses just what lots of people were probably thinking as they went home.
See you at Kitlit Con.
Sorry we didn't get a chance to meet at BEA. But I'm feeling your pain. I'm recovering, as well. Ahh...feet in epson salts for a week. Thank goodness for the Starbucks line--I met so many wonderful people. And the YA and middle grade panels were wonderful.
@Alex: It was nice to see you, too. I enjoyed chatting with you. I'm definitely looking forward to Kidlitcon!
@NM: I'm sorry that we didn't meet up, too. Yes, meeting people (sometimes serendipitously) is one of the best things about BEA. Will you be at Kidlitcon?
Hello Sheila: I had to laugh outloud when I read this post. Only because I have had this issue many a times. You have put the sensation into words brilliantly.
I stopped by your blog because I am interested in hearing you speak at the KidLit Conference at the NYPublic Library later this month. I hope to meet you then!
All the best,
Helen N. Hill
Hello Sheila: I had to laugh outloud when I read this post. Only because I have had this issue many a times. You have put the sensation into words brilliantly.
I stopped by your blog because I am interested in hearing you speak at the KidLit Conference at the NYPublic Library later this month. I hope to meet you then!
All the best,
Helen
Thanks, Helen! I look forward to meeting you!
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