Friday, December 8, 2017

101 Books, Number 99

Favorite Books from Throughout My Life



99: 4 3 2 1, 2017, by Paul Auster (1947-)

I loved this book from first to last—
A book about a person’s past—
About how there is not one way
That we arrive here at today.

Paul Auster’s character, the main
One here, I feel I must explain,
Is changed by, well, “What if?” throughout—
And that is what this book’s about.

Some versions of a single life
Of friends, of neighborhood, of wife
Of economic status and
The issues which require a stand.

A moment comes; our lives are changed—
No longer certain—rearranged.
So we get versions of this tale—
And certainty is purely frail.

A feat of brilliance, this great book—
And worth a first, a second look.
I’ve loved his books—have read them all.
A wonder is this Auster, Paul!

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