Comport Your Shelves

Dedicate the vertebrate of your encyclopedia
To the control of the universe
That the internet implies
As you use the second to
Last page to re-kindle 
Your Franklin stove
Because guests are like fish
After three days
They become the Britannica 
At a library party
And as you strive to become
The author of one of those
Volumes (though less
Voluminous), do not
Forget to prune the
Dead leaves
So your shelves
Do not droop
During the dry season