“In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors. – William Blake
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend Challenge is their monthly Colour Challenge, and for August it is: Brown. To visit their fabulous site please click on >> Here. … And my connection to their prompt is that most of the books that I purchased at the Fair had the colour “Brown” represented in their cover designs …

On our way to the Box Office Cafe, I took Frankie to the Geelong West Rotary Book Fair at the Town Hall and I found ‘seven’ wonderful poetry books to add to my poetry collection at home âŚ
* The Collected Verse of A. B (Banjo) Paterson
* The Poems of William Blake
* New Selected Poems, Les Murray
* A Child’s Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson
* A Pocket Poet, Browning
* Some of Me Poetry, Pam Ayres
* Inspirations, Melinda A MacBeth (a self-published book, from Mansfield, Victoria, and printed by Mansfield Newspapers)
Below Images: I have scanned the Book Covers and attached a small poem from the book
















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Ivor Steven (c) August 2024

What a wonderful book haul, Ivor
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There were so many books đ but 7 was enough for me at only $10 the lot đđ
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Youâve purchased a wonderful set of books.
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Thank you Sadje ⌠now I have to find the time to read them đđ
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I think you will.
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$10 is a bargain! You did well with your collection of browns; thank you for joining in, Ivor đ
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Thanks Sue ⌠yes theyâre all worth reading⌠and at the biannual charity book fair is always many bargains to be found đ¤đđđđ
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YAY! You chose some wonderful books! đ Enjoy reading them!
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Thanks Carolyn ⌠now I have to find the time to read them along with the many other unread books on my shelves ⌠đ¤đđđđđś
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HA! I understand! đ Maybe read just one poem per day each day. đ
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Thatâs a wonderful idea đđ¤đ
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Well played
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These are wonderful!! Thanks so much for posting a poem from each book. Your post was such a fun read!! đЎ
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Thank you for reading the poem attachments, youâve made my day đ¤đđ
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Youâre very welcome!! It was a treat to read each poem. Thank you for all the work you put into selecting and posting a poem from each book. I loved them!! đЎ
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Youâre more than welcome đđđ
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Thatâs quite a collection as is your growing list of published poetry books!
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Thank you for your kind words Barbara
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My pleasure!
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I love the Child’s Garden Verses. So sweet and what a wonderful way to introduce children to poetry.
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Yeah ⌠itâs wonderful little treasure by Robert Louis Stevenson, I was so lucky to it ⌠đ¤đ
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I had a book like that when I was a child. It was wonderful. You were very lucky to find it. đ I’m happy for you.
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Thank you đ
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Fabulous books you have there, Ivor. Enjoy them!
I know you take Frankie with you just about everywhere. I’m curious if there are any places that won’t let you in because of Frankie. đđ¤đśđŤ
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Haha ⌠Frankie thinks heâs a human ⌠there was someone at door and I always ask if itâs ok for Frankie to come in ⌠most places donât mind, heâs developed a reputation for being a lovely friendly dog on our walks along Pakington St in Geelong West, and if I have to tie him up outside⌠he puts on a hell of a racket ⌠and the owners soon regret their decision đśđđđ
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From what I know about Frankie, I’m sure he has a sparkling personality to match his looks and a charming demeanor as peaceful as you please. If someone tied me up outside, I’d put on a hell of a racket, too! It’s just as I assumed; the two of you are a known pair in Geelong! Two good mates out for the day! đśđ¤đ
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Haha ⌠everyone knows Friendly Frankie đśđđđ
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Those are great collection of books.
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Thank you Vipin ⌠I think I did ok đ
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Yes, Indeed.
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Good choices
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Thank you Derrick …
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Wow nice set of books đ
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I thought so too … đ
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awesome collection Ivor … those first 6 are all favourites of mine, I have other books of theirs … not heard of the last local one!
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The last one is a self published book from a little country town here Victoria, Mansfield, and the Title caught my eye âInspirationsâ and the author did her own drawings, itâs quite a gorgeous little book đ
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does sound rather special … I have an old friend who moved to Mansfield a couple of years ago, she loves the place!
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Itâs a very pretty town đ
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It must be one of the few places I haven’t been
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Mansfield is a small town in the foothills of the Victorian Alps
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