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