Books

Books smell good. Books are fun. Books feel good in your hands...the weight of knowledge. Old and new, they have added so much to humanity. No wonder the printing press was deemed the greatest contributioon to humanity of the past millenium.

At the Library
by Nikki Grimes

I flip the pages of a book and slip inside,
Where crystal seas await and pirates hide.
I find a paradise where birds can talk,
Where children fly and trees prefer to walk.
Sometimes I end up on a city street.
I recognize the brownskin girl I meet.
She's skinny, but she’s strong, and brave, and wise.
I smile because I see me in her eyes.