Curling Up With a Great Book

Back in the old days when life seemed so simple No pressures and no worries I would make the most beautiful fire in my fireplace A crackling inviting fire that melted away the stresses of the day I would find the most delightful book and curl up in my over-sized recliner Sometimes I would be traveling to Jamestown and watching the early settlers They would solve disputes and swap pelts for food Other times I would travel to a city Where a young girl lived in an abandoned warehouse She waited out the apocalypse of horrors going on around her Whatever the book my fireplace swooped me up off my feet And landed me right into the middle of the most intriguing plot Those days have been gone for so long But I gotta feeling that they are soon coming back like an old favorite sweater Me, my book, and a cozy fire Just longing to be free Written by Gwendolen Rix 11-25-14