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Feeling the body undergo acclimation,
gently the purslane lives with candor.
Ingredients for cookies in a canister
and self-defense to counter accusation.
I feel like I should be shopping next to
other bargain hunters. A brand traitor,
I am a bad shopper. Supplies outnumber
demand. I could knit gifts, so I’m apt to.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

homemade is probably better anyway...there is more heart in it...bargain hunters get good deals, those who receive man or woman made gifts..get the best deals.

i see something about the commercialism and materialism that christmas has become...

those cookies sure taste good though...as long as they are homemade.

[ANTO]

I was drawn in Laura to the organised hotch-potch and it struck me that this collage was like the cork noticeboard through which 'Keyser Soze' concocted his story in the movie 'The Usual Suspects' - each element of his story was 'Next to' the other in the form of receipts and flyers and bulletins on the bulletin board in the interrogation room.
I got the feeling you might have scanned a similar group of things on a counter top for instance. Its was good for me ... :)
thank you

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Yes, it's something to think about, commercialism in the Christmas happening lies far from the original meaning of this holliday. Thank you for sharing this, Laura. Merry Christmas. :) Rudi

[Alfred Kukitz]

Your poetry seems to turn sharp corners. At times I don't know what to make of it. The idea flow seems erratic but I do like the thinking.