tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post2335222999850853763..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- ContentmentMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-6657909985421310632008-12-27T00:41:00.000-05:002008-12-27T00:41:00.000-05:00I didn't spend spend spend before Christmas/Chanuk...I didn't spend spend spend before Christmas/Chanukah, and I'm not doing so after, either. <BR/><BR/>My favorite couplet in the poem might be this one:<BR/><I>Some marrowy crapes of China silk,<BR/>Like wrinkled skins on scalded milk.</I><BR/><BR/>I love that simile. Big-time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14911018318791053742008-12-26T13:04:00.000-05:002008-12-26T13:04:00.000-05:00So appropriate for today!! I am trying hard to liv...So appropriate for today!! I am trying hard to live with less stuff and look for contentment. After all the snow, though, I may need to get out and see what is happening in the stores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-90046845059313284482008-12-26T09:29:00.000-05:002008-12-26T09:29:00.000-05:00Great poem, and yes, I did laugh at myself! On th...Great poem, and yes, I did laugh at myself! On the other hand, I'll probably be keeping my new iPod Touch. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549453373381775445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-48352052040312849722008-12-26T08:03:00.000-05:002008-12-26T08:03:00.000-05:00Love this poem, Mary Lee! I fight a constant battl...Love this poem, Mary Lee! I fight a constant battle against stuff. One of my goals last year was to have "less stuff, but more stuff we love." To get rid of junk, keeping only what we really use and treasure. Still working on that for this year!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com