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adoptee, Cats, escapism, Fiction, IRS, libraries, moths, nonfiction, Reading as therapy
A Series of Unfortunate Events
~Lemony Snickett: Book series for children
First it was a cat bite (yes, my own beloved Mr. Chapman when I was trying to keep
Even the best of friends, when engaged in a fight, becomes a wild beast.
him from getting into a fight with Fred, the neighbor’s cat…don’t ask; it was a stupid mistake)…
Then it was a letter from the IRS saying I owed more money (I didn’t but the snarky missive sounded ominous and I had to take it to my CPA for clarification and a final sigh of relief)…
The last straw was a massive invasion by tiny closet moths. Those pests had laid eggs in every one of my 15 Persian area rugs and even gnawed away at wall-to-wall carpeting. (I had the rugs removed, washed and moth proofed and the wall-to-wall steam cleaned; Every closet was treated for moths; I got rid of half of my wardrobe…a massive purging.) Exhausting and expensive but a war I was determined to win.
Thus today’s poetry offering, one which reflects the way I’m feeling and also expresses love for my favorite go-to activity when life becomes too much. READING READING and more READING!
PLEASE BURY ME IN THE LIBRARY
Lately I’ve found myself reading a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction works, often from my own at-home bookshelves
by J. Patrick Lewis:
Please Bury Me in the Library
Please bury me in the library
In the clean, well-lighted stacks
Of Novels, History, Poetry,
Right next to the Paperbacks,
Where the Kids’ Books dance
With True Romance
And the Dictionary dozes.
Please bury me in the library
With a dozen long-stemmed proses.
Way back by a rack of Magazines,
I won’t be sad too often,
If they bury me in the library
With Bookworms in my coffin.
Are You a Book Person?
A good book is a kind
Of person with a mind
Of her own,
Who lives alone,
Standing on a shelf
By herself.
She has a spine,
A heart, a soul,
And a goal —
To capture, to amuse,
To light a fire
(You’re the fuse),
Or else, joyfully,
Just to be.
From Beginning
To end,
Need a friend?
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