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[mings]

Hello.
Is there something wrong with the sentence underlined. Is it right? Is it natural?
Please help.

When I go to the library.
And take a book from the shelf.
I sit and read about wonderful things.
And then I forget myself.

A window opens on the world.

[asterix]

It is correct English.

[mings]

Hello.
yes, it is correct. but help me explain what it means. I don't know.
Thanks.

[Rokz]

I don't think it is correct .

It should be
When I go to a library, I take out a book from the shelf.
I sit and read about wonderful things, and then I'm getting forget myself.

I'm not sure, but there are definitely mistakes .
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[mings]

It's good that you have found a mistake.
But the thing I want to know is the Verb "open".
I know "open" requires an object. Open something.
why Open in the sentence requires a preposition, which makes me confused. And that what I want to know.
Please help.

[pugachevV]

It's poetry and there are no mistakes, except perhaps the punctuation should be commas except for the final full stop. (period)

A window on the world means that you have a way of viewing the world.
For instance, you could say that the internet is a window that opens on the world, because you can find out so many interesting things from all different parts of the world.

[mings]

I agree with you its a poetry. Perhaps it is no necessary to change anything but the punctuation. And what you explain to me is so clear that I won't have any questions.
Thanks a lot.

[Vin21]

A window opens on the world, and through this window you can see the world.
That is the library or the books.
Am I right?
The verb "open" here means enter or access.

[mings]

Dear Vin21.

I think there is nothing wrong in your idea. Moreover, my knowledge is widened by 2 other verbs "enter" and "access".
thank you a lot.