THE SMELL OF A BOOKSTORE

The smell of a bookstore.
The enticing aroma.
It draws me inside.
Pulling me into its embrace.

Shelf after shelf of books.
Books that have one purpose.
To keep their words safe.
For someone, like me, to enjoy.

Sunlight streams in.
Highlighting the dust mites in the air.
I reach for a book.
Is this the best one for me?

Pages are rustling in the next aisle.
Other people are lost in their books.
Maybe I don't need to pick just one.
Endless possibilities. 

History, mystery, cooking,
Oh my!
What to choose?
Do I need to choose?

I feel like skipping down the block.
I leave the store with bags of books.
Eager to read them.
Eager to learn for them.
Life is good today.


 

ABANDONED

Abandoned Library (by katka.havlikova)

Books sitting on shelves.
Abandoned and deserted.
Knowledge lost.
Potential buried.
Frequent visitors.
The wind sneaking in
through curtains.
The sun peeking in.
Animals walking past
the discarded pages.
But no one that can read.
No one who cares.
The wind gives a moan.