Bookcase

Bookcase

I endeavor

to shelve

what should never

lie ‘round

in piles

like bricks

or tiles.

These things,

these words

cherished

deserve

display

at least

to be

in reach

to read

again

beloved

old friends.

Bookcase

embrace

this task

you face

support

in style

in oak

with grace

protect

these books

from dust

and wet

and I 

shall ne’er

of you 

forget.