The Book of Kells

Here's some bit of irony for you:

Since I've been

a book person,

a reader,

all my life,

I've sort of stumbled

into opportunities

that might never occur

to anyone else

in my family.

One such

was when I got in the mail

an offer

for an edition

of the Book of Kells.

My mom thought

it was a terrible idea,

no doubt

some pagan garbage.

I admit,

at the time

I didn't know

what it was.

And,

well,

she was wrong.

And I missed

a vivid opportunity.