a story a poem by richard peck. a story is a doorway that opens on a wider place;
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A StoryA Story
a poem by Richard Pecka poem by Richard Peck
A story is A story is
a doorwaya doorway
That opens That opens
on a on a wider place;wider place;
A story is A story is
a mirrora mirror
To reflect the To reflect the reader's face.reader's face.
A story is A story is
a questiona question
You hadn't You hadn't
thought thought to ponder;to ponder;
A story is A story is
a pathwaya pathway
Inviting youInviting you to wanderto wander. .
A story isA story is
a windowa window
A story is A story is
a key a key
A story is A story is
a lighthousea lighthouse
Beaming out Beaming out to seato sea. .
A story's A story's a beginninga beginning
A story is A story is an end;an end;
And in the And in the story'sstory's
middlemiddle
You might You might
just findjust find a friend.a friend.
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“Books for the Readers of the 21st Century by Richard Peck,” The Ezra Jack Keats Lecture, March 24, 2000. Retrieved December 28, 2006 from
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/aboutus/au-fall2000keatslecture.shtml