releaf

so: kindle.
paper books are, finally,
going to be like vinyl
is to
digital music files

tasty old things
held in the hand
loved in the library

perhaps more precious now,
organic,
archival,
must-gathering creatures
closer to stone and baked clay
in surviving sun, soak, and seasons

needing only eyes and mind,
taught mind
to quicken them

still
kept and cared for
never ever quite forgotten

and always
waiting

for us.