Shelves held constellations
Books glimmered like quartz
Pages turned like galaxies
Dust mirrored nebulae
Readers traced cosmic ink
Fingers learned eternity
Silence heavier than matter
Thoughts orbited gently
Lanterns dimmed politely
Night brightened instead
Universe lent its glow
Mind stretched infinite
Closing hours never came
Time forgot duty
Knowledge breathed forever
Stars kept watch