The History of Books

The history of books covered in dust
and dry sweat
full of days
spent in the spotlight with just as many ... no, much, much more in no light
no eyes peering inside perusing pages
like honey hungry bees or excited faces bursting open pages diving in for every metaphor, sentence and well placed verb
in a world
where words
are universal currency mystery, intrigue romance and destiny all meet for tea everything is on the menu no topic untouched poetry, prose fiction and non
find homes
in these shelves
all by themselves quietly ignored
until finally explored
...
This is the history
of books