Public Library

"There is no library here."
She said."Maybe you can start one."

"That is what I would have to do. I can't
imagine living in a town without a library."
I said.

But, the second day I was here
there she was, "Public Library"
a beacon waving me home.
Right next to the war memorial
that was now know as Veteran's
Memorial. A bronze soldier
guarding the library
against all enemies,
foreign and domestic,
surrounded by roses
placed there to let
the bronze image
of courage know
that it was alright to go
and never return
and that thanks
to their courage
and sacrifice
we have this library
and these roses
a place to memorialize their
actions; not to glorify war,
 but to honor the cost
of freedom.
And for public library
patrons to checkout
the heirloom roses.

WPCannon
04 June 2013
Havana Public Library