At the Bookshop

Walked into the bookstore today and was immediately greeted by a three- or four-year-old boy who was excited to show me the book he had found. His mom laughed and said hello. Me being me, I was tongue tied for words after returning the hello in a barely audible voice. 

Then upon hearing a lady inquire about a Charles Dickens book, I was tempted to bring to life the old Monty Python bookshop skit .... "That's Dikkens with two k's, the well known Dutch author?"  Found myself wondering though if anyone would get the Monty Python reference. But it went through my thoughts with perfect timing.

My method of browsing the poetry section is turning to two or three random pages of selected books and reading a sentence or two from wherever on the page that my eyes go to ..... See if anything resonates. And it's not just the words ..... The font and layout of the page matters. The book title matters. The publisher and book cover matters. The 'feel' of the paper used is huge. Hard cover is preferred. Books from the 1950's and 60's get extra consideration/