Words of a shy librarian

Take some off the back there, the View

is Engaging said the shy librarian – We

can Stack with the best of them – Here

we stand grieving for

books that have been banned, burned

or just forgotten – you the avatars

of poetry or novels, biographies, stories --you

will come to us in a dry Silence here

pulsing with dirt and mirth – please

us with your Wisdom here hunched over

this mahogany desk your

hands crimped  with multiple

washings --  a wishing Well here where

we may amaze you

bursting with compassion --