the first chapter
of the book that is me
was lovingly inscribed by God
bound with "leather" skin
and sent into the world
to fill

my parents took charge of the quill
for a while
as I grew
sometimes too much
sometimes not enough
until the day my poem
began to write itself

pictures were added
to support the text
~ memories ~
with some
their ink leaked through
ruining several pages
while others
brightened and rejuvenated
all they touched

eventually
new quills were placed into my hands
now, my children's, I guide
sometimes too much
sometimes not enough
whilst watching their poems grow

one day
they may
guide my quill
for awhile

until God once again
takes over

but I wonder...

...will my book be a romance?
novel
drama
suspense
or thriller?

more likely a mixture of many



...and what will the Cosmic Library be like?