Remember the little free library?<\/p>\n
with fresh yellow paint<\/p>\n
and a bright red roof<\/p>\n
Remember your small hands?<\/p>\n
covered in dirt from the park<\/p>\n
reaching out<\/p>\n
to open the glass door<\/p>\n
Remember the Saggy Baggy Elephant?<\/em><\/p>\n whose golden spine<\/p>\n was plucked from the yellow shelf<\/p>\n like a perfectly ripe<\/p>\n peach<\/p>\n Remember the tall bushes?<\/p>\n that envelop the fences<\/p>\n lining the sidewalk you walk on<\/p>\n making your own adventure<\/p>\n Remember the fire red leaves?<\/p>\n the ones that crunch under your feet<\/p>\n as you tried to flatten them<\/p>\n on the sidewalk<\/p>\n on the way into the larger library<\/p>\n they surround<\/p>\n Remember the dark green grass?<\/p>\n slightly wet from morning dew<\/p>\n wrapping around the library<\/p>\n like a little forest of its own<\/p>\n guarding the treasure within<\/p>\n Remember the smooth mahogany chairs?<\/p>\n scattered around inside<\/p>\n where you could sit for hours on end<\/p>\n where you could meet your friends<\/p>\n like an office<\/p>\n you wanted to grow up fast<\/p>\n Do you see the overgrowth on the fences?<\/p>\n left to run wild<\/p>\n they have swallowed the fences whole<\/p>\n Do you see the old mahogany chairs?<\/p>\n their sharp red color<\/p>\n now faded from the many people<\/p>\n who sat to rest<\/p>\n Do you see the little free library?<\/p>\n whose yellow paint is faded<\/p>\n and red roof chipped<\/p>\n though it\u2019s glass window still intact<\/p>\n and hinged door still functioning<\/p>\n Do you see The Magic Treehouse<\/em>?<\/p>\n whose pages are slightly worn<\/p>\n from the many times you\u2019ve read it<\/p>\n it now sits on the faded yellow shelf<\/p>\n alongside The Saggy Baggy Elephant<\/em><\/p>\n In the little free library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Elise Chen Remember the little free library? with fresh yellow paint and a bright red roof Remember your small hands? covered in dirt from the park reaching out to open the glass door Remember the Saggy Baggy Elephant? whose golden spine was plucked from the yellow shelf like a perfectly ripe peach Remember the tall… <\/p>\n