A Recipe for Ripened Intellect, Submission #2, Ann WJ White

Life is a stream of books,
stacked in piles to peruse.
Grated science fiction,
mixed with forked dramas,
particle physics discovered in 420BC,
for added flavor.
History, biographies,
romance and other non-fiction,
Twisted about, squeezed.
Varied pages lightly
sautéed with imagination,
juices flowing,
added to mental gymnastics,
with humor sprinkled 
liberally on top.
This recipe 
of life and it's shadows,
served with a healthy
dose of sofa cushions
for holding my body
as my mine leaves my 
consciousness.