Poetry Friday - A Good Taste

       It's Poetry Friday, and Mary Lee Hahn is hosting HERE on her blog, A(nother) Year of Reading, with some intriguing words about 'secrets'.  Be sure to see what she and her 'inklings' have to say about them. 

       And, it's Groundhog Day! I don't have a poem about that, but I hope that someone will! Thanks for hosting, Mary Lee!     

         It's rather nice that Mary Lee's hosting from "A(nother) Year of Reading" because I have a poem about books. You probably know I work at a used bookstore. It's a non-profit run entirely by volunteers. And, it is a membership store, though you do not have to be a member. People join for a year and receive a certain number of credits to 'spend' on nearly all the books in the store, and when some are priced (we list on Amazon), they get 15% off of that price. It has hundreds of titles and is a place one seems unable to leave without a book! We rely entirely on donations which, if you donate, you can add to your credits! We do purchase a few best-sellers for one shelf and take special orders. I wish each of you could come visit!

one small area - paperback trade fiction

My Appetite

 

Books give a soda fizz,

sweet icing on a cake,

salt and pepper in a stew,

a chocolate ice cream shake,

 

Books taste like lollipops,

mint by the garden wall,

first strawberry ripe and read,

pasta with a huge meatball.

 

Books know the tang of lime;

they don’t forget the spice.

They flavor dim sum pages.

Their menu’s worth the price.

Linda Baie © 

I'm ready for another year of reading! 📚