A Bookmark's Tassel

Evening quiet was settling over the room, so I climbed up the lower bookshelf rungs to find a calm perch. Wedged between two thick novels, I found a silky navy fabric bookmark with a tiny threaded tassel dangling down. I gently took the soft tassel fringe between both hands, carefully combing through the individual strands with my robotic fingertips to untangle a little knot. When I held my glowing tail lantern near, the glossy threads shimmered like dark water under a streetlight! It felt wonderful to leave the tiny tassel resting completely smooth and orderly against the book spine.