De-collectingDust will always collectAlong the shelves of booksHistories of charactersAnimals, travels, and biographies.Read long ago, you’re sureYou’ll revisit them. References of times past.When I downsized, I let them go.I often sift through bookshelves in my mindKnowing exactly the title, the bent page, Where my marked thoughts exist.Paintings fill my walls.Ones I couldn’t part with. Vibrant […]