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| No idle gold -- since this fine sun, my friend,
Is no mean miser, but doth freely spend. No prescious stones -- since these green mornings show,
No lifeless books -- since birds with their sweet tongues
No painted scenes -- since clouds can change their skies
No headstrong wine -- since, when I drink, the spring
No surplus clothes -- since every simple beast
A Plain Life by William Henry Davies |
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- Posted by anneliese_32 6 (My Page) on Thu, May 12, 11 at 7:36
| Partly agreement from here, but "no books", that's were I draw the line. |
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| I yearn for that...to rid this life of every unused thing. Beautiful old. old baskets, old, old excellent dishware, kitchenware, thisware, thatware----want it out of my hair... Three favorite coffee cups, the picture frame with all the changing family photoes--LOVE IT! (I'm cleaning it out, bit by bit---can't wait to see it done) |
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| I am with you on the books, Anneliese! I'm doing pretty good with the "divesting" otherwise, but "stuff" creeps up on one, accumulates, particularly of the paper-kind (this is the paperless society? Ha!) |
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- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 18:54
| Our DD is a minimalist, I'll send the poem to her. |
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- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 20:27
| I sent the poem to DD and she emailed back and said she loved the poem. I knew it would speak to her. I agree with,lilod "this is the paperless society? Ha!)" I'm being innudated with paper, it's worse than the emails. |
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