Tushu

Books
encapsulate libraries
honouring dreams
Families long held
Past down
Through generations
They are instruments
Providing emancipation
From customary prejudice
They are mind alerting
They are mind opening
They give freedom wings
Taking you places you never dreamed existed.
They let blind men see
They teach
They preach
They reach
They fill impoverished souls
With hope
And provide places for escape
When our world
Bares down on us
Threatening full engulfment
They bring clarity
Provide resources
Making way for new choices
And alternative ways
They uplift
They allow for soft places
That capture those who need it
Letting you regain
Your equilibrium
And find harmony
The outside world
May roar and gnash its teeth
But inside the home
Families find comfort
In tales told over and over.

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Prompt for: Feb 7 (Fyn) ▼

Subject or Theme: The Chinese have many gods, and many 'household' gods, each with their own myths surrounding them. Create a 'god of (something)' within a household or family and it's surrounding myth and what it represents. Opt for the unique and different.
Word(s) to Include: the word for what your god represents. (using the example below - sustenance) (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): of, the, a, an, with, by, to (or any derivatives of these words)DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CHECK. WE WILL!
Additional Parameters: find out what the name of the god would be; for example, the god of rice would be named: mĭfàn and the symbolism might be the god of sustenance. This will be the name of your poem as well; ie. Mĭfàn. AT LEAST 36 lines.
DO check the Steam Room for helpful link to give you ideas. Be descriptive, creative. if I have used a word, like 'there' for example, it is allowed. Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.

READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY! Check Steam Room for helpful message and Google a translator for correct word :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_gods_and_immortals

books? Túshū
symbolism of books would be for entertainment and knowledge
instruments of emancipation from customary prejudice.
They are a library of dreams.