Love Of Literature Poem by Dónall Dempsey

We had the whole world
of literature

behind us

pressed up against
the wisdom of the ages

row upon row
beautifully
bound book upon bound book

first editions
still uncut

all gold spine
soft scarlet leather

glittering in the candlelight
glimmering in the firelight

chills
running up & down
our spines

trickles of sweat
between shoulder blades

as we make love
up against an ornately carved
bookcase


in the library


...the library
of love.