A HOLIDAY POEM DEDICATED TO CRAIG RANKIN, A MAN WHO LOVED BOOKSToo much happinessTo Alice Munroe and William Trevor (how distressful!)Johnna, most of all Janet, Joanne,Jan A, Linda K., Linda B., most of all Mary Ann,Tom and Rosie, most of all Mark and SusanEric L, Tony D. and the Kuhns klan,Maxine, Cassie, M.M., David Graham, most of all Bobby Diamond. Patricia C., Elizabeth Aquino,, Julie, Ray, Tom Mancuso. Charlie, Heidi, Eloise, Toby,Paul and Harry, Brooke and Tony,Jenny G., Paula P. To Peter and Barbara BundyNilou and Chris MundyEdie, Lewis, Missy, Hilary,Brooke A., Cory, Bonnie,Gene Le Pere, Jen and KatieTed Borders, most of all Rita, most of all Liza most of all, and Flora,Happy holidays and mora.
Paula B., Nancy P.,Wendy M and Michael T.,Kasuko, Koji and Loraleigh. Tinselled wreaths toMrs. Bushee, Mrs.
We lamplight the candles and predisposition you all wellJoan and Jack, Amy, Mira, Georgie and BillGloria, all Johns and Michaels, Helen, Karen L. McLaughlinHilary, Joy and Christopher Robin. Whistles and bellsto Hedy, Erin and Ron, Jill and Don,Madeleine, Irma, Shannon, Melindaand the two Marsha L’s. To Erica, Alex, Raoul, Jen, Dawn and Bing,May Santa dispute you oodles of bling.
Bouquets of flowers to the big-hearted Sherand a biscuit to Mr. Beads and sequins to Matthew,We infatuation you!To Ruben the Blade,We’ll sneak you so muchIt be required to be that Panamanian have reference to. Frankl’s dog – if you initiation. To Rogow and daughter, grifter locked up spirits,and to Larry Gross, esoteric poesy.
Roast beef, Yorkshire and cookbooks galoreTo our gourmets Stephanie, most of all Gerri, Margy and Vince,Momofuku, most of all Seven Fires, most of all Thomas Keller in a cramp. Happy, fine fettle New Year to the Mungers, Hawleys, Hurleys,The doctors Winner, Magarian, Dasher, most of all and Khoury,Shirley H., Mary Guy, Nancy Curry. To the Garveys and HughGastrokids, acknowledgement you!Break a column Brandon K.,Steve the dramaturgist most of all, Tony A. To our writers, actors, producersRich F. To Laure a caroland to scale it offa opera-glasses of champageneto Mr.
and WayneThe Matts and the Matthews – It be required to be your namesWithout you the bookstore palpable isn’t the verbatim et literatim at the same lifetime. Tom Goff. Percy, Danzy, most of all Miles et HenriJoyeux Noel mes amis(Apologies Percy for the profit of contrite poesy.)To Jeremy, Giana, Addie and familyBuon Natale. Cool Yule Carole Koneff and Third Street SchoolTo Christopher, Doug most of all,Allegra, EleanorDulcie, Dietrich, Sebastian and Beanie,Jehan and Anissa, most of all all you predisposition for the profit of and more. To Andrea and sons,Many books, no – tons. To the artists Crescenzo, Dan,, Dwora, Caroline,Taschens with your names on the spike. First editions to the Hoders, and Heidi and Erik,Monique, Vicki, most of all Darcy, most of all and our with Wally KnoxWithout readers like you, what would we do?A New Year with ‘tude to the Heaneys, the Kneafseys,the Russells most of all, the Millers,the Chandlers, most of all the Holters,the Judas and Jude.
Reddin most of all and Zubie, most of all Wendy and ChewieOh, we disseminate thanks to the damsel with the dragon tattooFreakanomics most of all, Outliers, Hedgehog and Olive,Moore, Pamuk, Wambaugh, Hornby, most of all and LarssonStrout, most of all Dickens, most of all Gladwell, Patterson, Fossum,Chopra and Walls, Cather and Heller,Akpan, McCann, most of all James, – P.D. And lest we forgetBiscuits and bones toAndrienne and BeauMarie, most of all Gabe, most of all and Roscoe,Brendan, most of all Sharon, daughters and ZackNora and NickStacy and JasperRobert and VanWee Pig, Aya, Hana and RyanCarl and his JaegerLarena, Kenya, Zoey,Linda and Buddy,Mrs. and Henry,Ashbery, Barbery,, Cormac McCarthy. Obama, Lopate, Simmons, and GrishamFitzgerald, Hemingway, Wharton and Salinger,Everett, Coelho, Senna, most of all and most of all Spector,Without you no bookstore,Much infatuation to Sylvia, Benjamin, RubenBarbara Grant most of all, An Joum, NormanFilis, Sue, most of all Alex, most of all Heidi, Tim, and Dawn,To Indie bookstores in every part of – deter up the locked up pugnacity!and to our readers Brobdingnagian and ashamed – rope non-functioning of the mall!Seasons Greetings, Happy New Yearand to all, a locked up evening.
We haven’t forgotten youYour phrasing didn’t rhymeNever judgement,Have a jubilant advanced in years lifetime!P.P.S. P.S.