A Dusty Shelf

Bonjour!
Bee here to review.
OK, so basically the title of this drew me in and it was not disappointing. I was engulfed in it but at some point you lost me and I was struggling to pull myself back in.

"it featured dragons and witches,
warlocks and goblins"

this is where you lost me, i understand the need for the examples, i really do but they looked a little too much and sort of disrupted the flow of the poem.

But i loved it when you described it as innocence at the end. That in itself was the beauty in simplicity. There is no rhyme but it's not a bad thing. i enjoyed this and i look forward to reading more from you.
Merci!

I liked the idea of the old shelf with all it's books and the secrets they hold. Do you like reading because I got a real sense that you were kind of describing what I enjoy most about books, the wonders leaping off the page. I get the impression that in the poem said wonders are also coming from the shelf. I like the way you describe them as innocent, they have done nothing. They are there to be enjoyed.

Milanimo

What led me to read this poem was its shear title. And when I read it, I was not disappointed. I LOVE the detail you used, especially in the beginning. Here are my suggestions:

I think you repeated 'can' too much. You can try other words like 'are liable', 'are capable of', 'hold enough power to', little touches like that can really make a reader enjoy the poem even more. Another part is when you said:

"It features dragons and witches,
warlocks and goblins."

I do love how you gave examples, but I feel like they are too closely related. One fairy tale story can include dragons, witches, goblins, and warlocks. This bookshelf's inspiration should be widely categoried. I think you should keep 'dragons and witches' but then do another pair of villains or even concepts. [I.E. laughter, love, sorrow, (i'd give you better examples, but I don't read much fantasy novels)]

Last thing; you should add an extra line or two in your last 'stanza' which describes the particular shelf. It felt a little rushed because the whole poem was leading up to it and all that was described was opposites of your previous basic bookshelves. You could say how the books aren't dusty or how it's wooden. Something to add more emotion for the reader to become more "attached" to that bookshelf.

Through all of my suggestions, I still really love this poem and its striking title. Once I post this, I and literally going to read more of your poems.

Keep writing <3

-Percybeth

OK, this is good. No, Great. The only thing that I kind of have a problem with is that it doesn't end.
"This particular shelf"
does not end the poem, but rather confuses the reader so they are left to wonder what is supposed to be there. Perhaps that was your intention, I don't know. Did you publish it unintentionally? Did it mess up? Also, I think that lines 6, 9, and twelve might have to many syllables in them.
But, other then that, this is a perfect poem with a lot to offer. I really like it.