I write poetry because I get sick when I don't. There's always something brewing and I have to let it out or prison riots occur. The books in my large collection are the result of an insatiable curiosity about pretty much everything, and a persisting drive (not always in high gear, often in neutral) to get better at being an informed and active participant in each moment of life while I can. I'm nearly 80 and have no illusions of immortality. I became a bookseller because of SABLE, an acronym I first heard from a knitter talking about her large collection of yarn. Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy.   It's time to for me to find appreciative new homes for my collections so I don't burden my daughters with them.