On my bedside, a pile of books

On my bedside, a pile of books
Laijon Liu (2008.10.10)

On my bedside, a pile of books,
That I can lie down and read,
But often I just hold one and sleep.
Those are my favorite ones.

On my floor, stacks of books,
My entire sections of reference,
That I’ve never checked,
But weekly I sweep off their dust.

For books, I've made many promise:
“Oh God, I will never buy more.”
But I love all the bookstores,
And fruit of wisdom tree of God.

Holding a new book I opened my door,
“Oh books! Oh God! Piles and stacks!”
I wondered maybe I bought too much
Or my space was too small.