A Love Letter From Your Bookshelf - an original poem

A quick note from the authors: The bond between a reader and their bookshelf is so precious. A friendship that at its heart is about giving. We hope this poem shines a new light on these steady and constant friends, and that it inspires you to hug your bookshelf just a little bit tighter today. Here’s to growing up and growing old with our bookshelves! ❤️📚

A Love Letter From Your Bookshelf

An original poem by Caroline & Katherine Brickley

When you were little, 

you read little books.

And I held them for you.

As you grew, 

your books grew, too. 

And I held them for you.

Sometimes you hugged them tight, 

and other times you tossed them on the floor.

And still, I held them for you.

The ones with folded corners,

sticky fingerprints, broken spines,

and dreams tucked between their pages . . .

. . . those I held the closest. 

Year after year, 

I stretched a little wider,

stood a little taller, 

and grew a little stronger. 

So I could carry 

the stories you outgrew,

the ones you read again and again,

and the ones still waiting for you.

But most of all, I grew 

to make more room for you.

For who you once were.

For who you were becoming.

Each chapter of your life

is cradled on my shelves.

And I will hold them.

Always.