museum of my mind

Step in to the museum of my mind , look around and see the treasures that I have saved

there ... in the corner .... a piece of my childhood , hiding behind the mirror that is my heart

a battered bicycle , the salvation of my youth , my magic carpet to the other worlds we explored

a broken skateboard , the thrill that filled me when I was flying

a shattered toy gun , a trophy of our wars

but wait what's that over there.... a box?

open it up and inside you will find

a doorway to my favorite realm, the land of imagination and innocence... it is the entrance to my library

the books that fed me , befriended me , that took me to the sea, the mountains , to the center of the earth and to the edge of space

tom swift , the hardy boys , long john silver , tom sawyer and injun Joe

the hobbits , and rabbits , and dogs and cats

the english vet , the Nantucket fisherman , the shipwrecked sailor

they told me their stories , held my hand in the dark , and showed me the sun when it was raining