Wrapped in bright candy colors wrapped in serious browns Bins of delight Trail my hungry fingers Over heavy laden shelves My arms cradling yet to be savored treats Like bursting with jelly beans, red licorice rolls, candied orange peels and ginger shards dipped in bittersweet chocolate The smell of books warm earth and stories Old and new Tantalize Battered with yellow highlights and spidery notes Library refugees with faded red tattoos and empty pockets Stamped dates my pulse quickens Wedged tight a business card pirouettes to the floor Its job done