exchanging books with a friend

I’m celebrating National Poetry Month by writing and reading poetry, every day. My poetry project is grows out of a list of things that make me happy. I made this list on the 30th of March.

The twenty-fourth one on my list is

The twenty-fourth one on my list is exchanging books with a friend.



loaning a beloved book
is an invitation to
turn
coffee and ink stained
potentially too personal pages

when reciprocated
creates
a shared compass
a bound friendship

day 24, national poetry month 2021