Waiting patiently to be opened

The weathered book sat dejected

On the coffee table

Near the bed

Quietly

 

Getting ready to amaze with words

Images and ideas

to take the reader on a journey

far away

and yet close by

 

Painting with imaginative

inferences and vocabulary

the reader can enjoy their own take

on what is there

or what is not.

 

Anticipating the journey ahead

the book grins ear to ear

until it is thrown on the floor

in a fit of disgust,

with a thud and a groan of contempt