As daylight fades,
An academic’s shadow
Passes over the geometric floor,
Perusing shelves as they darken
From olive green to black.
Elite fingers brush
The spines soundless
As a lover’s touch,
Hesitant to disturb their seamless rank,
Aware of the deadline
Drawing near.
In golden halo,
An academic’s shadow
Pores over pages of law,
Ensconced in a fantasy vision
From works of literature.
The regal eyes of a statue
Might move to follow
The fastidious pen,
A shape stand silhouetted
Against the window pane.
Into the lowering night,
An academic’s shadow
Departs with a yawn,
Receding from the Gothic walls
Of a deathless establishment.
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