Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

My Stuff

I look around at all my stuff 
On table, shelf or wall
And can't resist a smile because
I really love it all.

A home reflects just who we are
So how it is designed
Lets all who enter have a glimpse
Of how we're self-defined.

Except, of course, if all the stuff
Is just one person's taste.
My husband, if he had the chance, 
Would have it all replaced.

In marriage, though, we compromise 
And if we care enough,
We learn to live with how our spouse
Delights in all her stuff.

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Gershon Wolf November 4, 2019 at 7:17 PM Ha, ha! I've managed to get my wife to throw out a good 70% of her stuff, via the gentle art of persuasion... LOL. Don't ask! … Very good, Ilene. ~ Sly guy

Pat Adams November 3, 2019 at 5:38 PM I love this poem Ilene. A FAV for me. I wouldn't replace any of my wife's stuff. (And live!) Kidding. She has way more style than me. My mom told me once when I was living alone that it looked like nobody lived there!.......80)

Hannah Borke November 3, 2019 at 10:52 AM Should be less important to men, the difference being broad minded vs small minded

Line Gauthier November 2, 2019 at 10:35 PM We can relate, Ilene. Well penned.

Rico Leffanta November 2, 2019 at 5:58 PM Having been raised to own only what I can carry, and having had a wife who loved her stuff, I commend your observation! Well done, indeed! Aloha! Rico