Stories of family sagas,
stories of personal triumphs
Narrative of biography,
memoir or autobiography
Novels full of comedy, history or
dramatic, mysterious or mind bending
Instructions and self help for living life effectively
A Bible from a grandparent when I was 13,
Slim volumes of poetry written by relatives.
children’s books, ancient and brand new
Cookbooks gathered lovingly on their own shelf
All overflowing to a shelf, a counter or the floor
No order by title or alphabet or author
constantly changing at the whim of
‘what shall I read’, or ‘I read that 10 years ago’
~ I wonder how much I remember
perhaps a new book will find it’s way
into my shopping basket at the bookstore
All of them my faithful companions that have
taught and entertained with travel, tears and laughter.
“I think books are like people, in the sense that
they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.”
~ Emma Thompson
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