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)