Ancient World Knowledge Ignited Illiterate Minds

written papyrus scrolls scholarly tomes in classical architecture ancient world libraries; did not sit unused idle gather dust unread without access for interested illiterate minds scholars flocked to libraries; in alcoves a literate reader would; serve read texts for illiterate passionate listeners libraries were not in ancient world places of hush hush no speak silences; libraries were vibrant thought conducts through read out loud readers to extended masses a reader reading out loud was a language alchemist; reading script symbols characters letters meaningless to illiterate minds spoken into voiced oral language; heard understood meaning accessed after a passage reading came scholarship cultural exchange discourse; discussion ignited multiple minds into perception understood implications; meaning a poet reader penetrated thick impenetrable dense wooded forest of illiteracy walked; a travel sunlit path through dark forest to discover pools of knowledge crystal-clear streams of fabulous knowledge; running waters flow of knowledge flows effortlessly in streams of words in spoken trade rivers of crossed language; burdens of convoluted syntax cryptic terminology in academic fields rendered into colloquial common speech; discussions in voiced repetitions of passages analysis meanings convenience convergence is; voice simultaneous understanding many mind listeners expressing opinions voiced manuscript ripples of thoughts spiderweb spreading; in circular thoughts constructing communal web ideas community city meaning comprehension a beacon of light was cast into an illiterate world; into past world of literate readers aged bad eyesight Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight) Copyright © Terence George Craddock