Lost In a Book
Oh, I love to get lost
In a book* I adore,
Where the characters feel
Like I’ve met them before
And the subject is one
That is close to my soul
And the writing’s so good
I could swallow it whole
For it takes me away
To a different place,
Though there’s so much familiar
For me to embrace.
As the pages slip by
I may try to pretend
That the author will never
Give in to an end
But, of course, it will stop
And I’m left wanting more,
Hoping pleas for a sequel
Ms. Strout won’t ignore.
*(Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout)
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