Books come down from the shelf, all kinds
new books, true books,
tons of how-to-do books

date books, rate books, help me find a mate books
songbooks, long books,
now you’ve done me wrong books

picture books, poem books, take me far from home books
sled time, bedtime,
books are friends most any time

suspicious, capricious, delicious!

Books come down from the shelf and stay
to reach me, teach me,
and maybe even preach to me.

Loraine Brink