The Silver Age by Andrew Albritton

A dime sparkles

in the sunlight and the bell 

of the register dings. 

The paper booklet

is slid carefully off the counter

and opened with a smile.

A tale told in images:

dull primaries shine 

with jungles and cityscapes,

villains and heroes. 

Andrew Albritton holds a PhD in English from the University of Nottingham and teaches critical and creative thinking at Missouri State University. His work has appeared in American Tanka and Blue Heron Review, among other publications.