Spine Chilling

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars--on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places

--Desert Places by Robert Frost

For some reason, these lines kept popping into my head today evening. Strange, given the absolutely wonderful weekend I had...

Sated

My quarter is over and I just performed my end of quarter ritual. I went to the library and borrowed books for the next three months. Spent a couple of hours just walking and browsing amongst the 3rd floor of Green Library. This for me is the ultimate luxury in life- to have both time and books at your disposal.

I had completed my online research before going and had a list of four books but came back with nine! They are all lying in a crooked pile on my study table and just looking at their spines is sending shivers of pleasure down mine.

Here's to a summer full of Blue mangoes ,Wilt, Shopgirls,and ironically enough, being Bookless.