by Gene Novogrodsky
Snow covered the small town,
And my father walked me into
The wooden-floored library,
Where he told me to stand before
The librarian’s desk,
And tell her that I wanted a card.
She had to look down
To see me, my jacket dotted
With snowflakes ….
Books, ever books,
Many stories about
Wolves and lying boys,

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