On Going To Thrift Stores.

 On Going to Thrift Stores

Sometimes I go to thrift stores and browse through

The cheap-ass books that they have there,

From Stephen King’s “Misery,” to Ernest Hemingway.

I have found books at thrift stores are much cheaper

There than any other place, unless you buy them used

Online, or at a library book sale, and sometimes,

Used library books are good, too. 

I remember I used to wander

Around the library during a library book sale,

Looking for the perfect book-perhaps Shel Silverstein,

Perhaps Madeline L’Engle, which I preferred in those

Days when I was a child.

After I bought the books, I carried them

Home proudly, holding them up high as if they were some

Sort of medal of honor.  They were medal of honors for me. 

I cherish each book

As if it is worth more than gold, and usually it is,

Because each word is like a single drop of knowledge in

This ever-expanding universe that is constantly filled

With energy. 

My love of books grew and I grew with it.