Years ago, I assumed that I would also remember the titles and authors of books I've read. Since then, I've learned this simply isn't true. (I hunted through the Library of Congress listings a number of times looking for one book and never found it.) So, I'm going to post ''book reports'' about books as I read them. There won't be a lot; I hope to inspire others to read them and would like to hear from folks about their reading.)
Temptation I
I sit, impatient, to watch
my sole light burn
bright, strong, above
and wonder when
the light will end.
I think to smash the bulb
and raise my hand yet cannot
bear the thought of darkness;
again I stay my hand.
Temptation II
Brightly burns my light.
destroy the rose?
I smile at my inertia. 
