Luxury

I shall splurge on a box of black pencils – pointy promises that hold treasures of words. The rubber end erases my mistakes, a luxury life does not afford us. 11/11/2017

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Line Gauthier

Date: 9/17/2018 1:40:00 PM

Very clever, Agnes. Superbly done.

Sonia Walker

Date: 3/13/2018 11:10:00 PM

Agnes, congratulations on your placement. I enjoyed reading the poetic metaphor. ~ Sonia

Bartholomew Williams

Date: 3/13/2018 7:27:00 AM

Agnes, I really like this simple and true metaphor for life. Very well done! Congratulations on your placement this time around! All my very best to you and yours. :) Bartholomew

Agnes Krampe
Date: 3/13/2018 8:11:00 AM

Thank you for your visit, Bartholomew. Haven't read anything new from you in a while.

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/12/2018 3:40:00 PM

A wonderful tribute to creativity. Love it, Agnes. Congrats on your winning poem.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 3/12/2018 3:44:00 PM

Thank you for my placement, Line. Glad you liked it.

James Swartz

Date: 12/12/2017 8:02:00 PM

If only we could we erase some of our mistakes. This is a great imaginative poem. Keep those pencils busy Agnes!

Joseph May

Date: 12/2/2017 3:07:00 PM

The hands of time will not turn back...Nicely expressed Agnes

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/2/2017 1:26:00 PM

Ha ha, a truly clever and wise piece.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/1/2017 9:20:00 PM

Agnes, seeing this one again, I gotta fave it. You do not post up poems nearly as much as I want you to, but when you DO, you post up very good poetry!! By the way, the last poem of mine you commented on, I had a really difficult time thinking something up and made the deadline within a few hours!!

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:05:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea. I have not been writing much recently; life was too busy with work and the kids coming home for Thanksgiving, and the need of the semester... but I will put in more time again once finals are over - can't wait.

Jim Musser

Date: 11/29/2017 10:11:00 PM

Thought provoking line Set up with skill It makes a great point As it leaves the quill

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:05:00 AM

Thanks for your rhyming comment, Jim.

Winged Warrior

Date: 11/22/2017 9:10:00 AM

Very witty my friend...if only life came with an eraser...great write Agnes...god bless...^WW^

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:05:00 AM

Thank you, ^WW^

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/18/2017 7:21:00 PM

I love this little poem, Agnes. It feels to me like it could go into one of the contests I saw!!

Pashang Salehi

Date: 11/17/2017 5:02:00 PM

Wow... brilliant... Masterful... loved it and I really really really mean it....

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:06:00 AM

Thank you for visit and your kind words, Pashang.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/17/2017 8:46:00 AM

So much loveliness in a brief write! Love it Agnes!

Viv Wigley

Date: 11/14/2017 9:59:00 PM

Indeedy, Agnes. Make sure they're expensive, quality pencils, you deserve it x

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:07:00 AM

Thanks, Viv. The black Ticonderoga ones are my favorites. Not terribly expensive, but a notch above the cheap yellow ones.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 11/12/2017 3:13:00 PM

True...oh so true, dear. Lovely piece. Loved that line...pointy promises. :) Hugs dear

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:07:00 AM

Thank you, Eileen.

John Michaels

Date: 11/12/2017 7:01:00 AM

This is great, Agnes. "Pointy promises" is wonderful! And a great note of wisdom at the end. Well done! Regards, John.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:07:00 AM

Thank you, John.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 11/11/2017 9:24:00 PM

A brilliant poem!

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:07:00 AM

Thanks, Vijay.

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 11/11/2017 9:11:00 PM

This is what I love about poetry.

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:09:00 AM

Thank you, Maureen.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 11/11/2017 7:33:00 PM

I have to say, brilliantly penciled!!! Loved this!

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:08:00 AM

Thank you, Arthur.

Jan Allison

Date: 11/11/2017 7:14:00 PM

Brilliantly penned Agnes, I can relate as I too often write in my notebook in pencil:-) But sadly in life we can't erase our mistakes but hopefully we can learn from them. sometimes it can be a very tough life lesson:-( hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe
Date: 12/2/2017 11:08:00 AM

Thanks, Jan. Sorry I've been AWOL; very busy time, no mental space for poetry.