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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

Copyright © Agnes Krampe | Year Posted 2017

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Line Gauthier Date: 9/17/2018 1:40:00 PM Very clever, Agnes. Superbly done. Login to Reply

Sonia Walker Date: 3/13/2018 11:10:00 PM Agnes, congratulations on your placement. I enjoyed reading the poetic metaphor. ~ Sonia Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 12/2/2017 3:07:00 PM The hands of time will not turn back...Nicely expressed Agnes Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 12/2/2017 1:26:00 PM Ha ha, a truly clever and wise piece. Login to Reply

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!! Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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^ Login to Reply 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!! Login to Reply

Pashang Salehi Date: 11/17/2017 5:02:00 PM Wow... brilliant... Masterful... loved it and I really really really mean it.... Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply

Viv Wigley Date: 11/14/2017 9:59:00 PM Indeedy, Agnes. Make sure they're expensive, quality pencils, you deserve it x Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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. Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply Agnes Krampe Date: 12/2/2017 11:07:00 AM Thanks, Vijay.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 11/11/2017 9:11:00 PM This is what I love about poetry. Login to Reply 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! Login to Reply 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 Login to Reply 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.