used book shop

Stashed in attics,
stuck in cellars,
forgotten books
once big best-sellers

now hopefully sit
where folks, like cows
in grassy meadows,
stand and browse.

In a yellowed old history
of Jesse James
two earlier owners
had scrawled their names.

I even found
a book my dad
when he was in high school
had once had,

and a book I found-
this is really odd-
was twice as much fun
as my new iPod.

I always get hooked
in this dusty shop.
Like eating popcorn,
it's hard to stop.

~X. J. Kennedy

There is nothing like finding that book that you've been looking for in an old book shop. When Mandy & I visit a new town, we always seek out the book stores in the area. It's always fun to see what we can find!