Book of Life

John Tuttle

If a book has not yet
Become a biome
Of de-composed matter
An abode of lice & creeping things
A haunt for stationary mildew & mold
Do the words on its papyrus pages
Fail to convey a life all their own?


*mold being “mould” preserved for the author’s integrity.

John Tuttle If a book has not yetBecome a biomeOf de-composed matterAn abode of lice & creeping thingsA haunt for stationary mildew & moldDo the words on its papyrus pagesFail to convey a life all their own? *mold being “mould” preserved for the author’s integrity.


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