Letters fall off the page,
Tangling on my plate.
Auguries of people never met,
Lands unseen,
Stories unheard.
Calls of lost ballads-conversations-loves and losses.
The unread books clamor for my attention.
Maybe I should read them before I buy more?
No.
Tiffany Grimm is a library assistant with Manatee Libraries. New to Florida, she's enjoying the sun, lizards, and books.