My Bookshelf

An arch, a gate
A wooden frame
Books, different, imagining -

An arch, a crack
To a room of doors
Closing, opening, changing.

An arch, a door
To a musty scent
Dusty, warm, familiar -

An arch, a portal
To another time:
Past, present, future.

An arch, a threshold
To a step past reality -
Dreaming, dancing, singing.

An arch, a step
To a motionless escape
Running, reading, alive!