Poems: "Are You a Book Person?" and "A Classic"

Here are two poems by Patrick Lewis that I found in the same book titled, Please Bury Me in the Library.

Are You a Book Person?
A good book is a kind
Of person with a mind
Of her own, Who lives alone, Standing on a shelf
By herself
She has a spine, A heart, a soul,
And a goal -
To capture, to amuse,
To light a fire
(You're the fuse),
Or else, joyfully,
Just to be,
From beginning
To end,
Need a friend?

A Classic
A children's book is a classic
If at six, excitedly
You read it to another kid
Who just turned sixty-three