The White Darkness

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Robert Frost

it glowed behind the librarian
she paused during checkout to retrieve it

i am one of those people
i'll buy a film, book, album based on a cover
*shrug*
that blazing white
alluring gold seal
it's the perfect size
the perfect font spacing
it's a pleasure to be seen with

often as not this approach is misleading
but sometimes...
not

i loved this book

it has some modern crass moments
but most of it is sharp and vivid
the author is wellread; a wordsmith
she's not apologizing for anything
her characters are real
you hear unwritten words

can't go wrong with an opening quote such as this