I prefer tea.
I prefer rain to drought.
I prefer quiet to parties.
I prefer gardens in the centers of cities
where I can lay on my back and imagine flying with birds.
I prefer to feel than to be numb.
I prefer grief to forgetting.
I prefer dragon to draggin’ and phoenix to flames.
I prefer the golden rule.
I prefer chocolate to anything else
except passion and a lover’s approval.
I prefer to worship love than hate.
I prefer wildflower meadows
to gardens sliced by boxwood canyons.
I prefer to build rather than tear down.
I prefer the rhetoric of peace but cannot abide genocide.
I prefer mystery to someone’s else certainty.
I prefer to go unnoticed by Murphy’s Law.
I prefer happy to perfect and joyful to tidy.
I prefer to melt in the rain
than to send out flying monkeys.
I prefer books to movies except the Lord of Rings.
I prefer walking to gyms.
I prefer children laughing to silence.
I prefer silence to rage.
I prefer rage to despair.
I prefer to share despair than to turn away.
I prefer to look for magic rather than
ranting about its absence.
I prefer poetry to newspapers.
I prefer humble to Trump-eting.
Who are you?
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: I was inspired to write this list poem by The Drift Record post celebrating Possibilities, a poem by Nobel-prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska. When I understood who she was, I better understood myself.
I also put this up in honor of Women’s History Month and World Poetry Day (Monday). Please feel free to write your own preferences and link up here, there or everywhere. Or put yours in the comments. Have a magical weekend!
very pretty
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A cheer for you, and a lot of nods while reading your words, from me. Happy Spring!
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Another kindred spirit. Happy Spring to you. We are bracing for a snowstorm here. The hubby’s gone out for milk and lots of places have canceled school. But not us, yet! 🙂
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Oh my, that sounds dangerous! I hope it comes and goes fast, and the snow gives way to wildflowers!
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It will go fast, this time of year. 🙂
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What can I say that you haven’t already? You embody all the great stuff in life! Best wishes, as always, to beautiful Brenda!
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Thanks, Resa, you are a poet! What a nice compliment. XOXO
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I prefer your kind of preferences on this glorious Sunday morning coming up 🙂
your humble to trumpeting was a big smile …
“I prefer mystery to someone’s else certainty.
I prefer to go unnoticed by Murphy’s Law.”
i really like these two…come to think of it, I just love your ways of approaching life within kindness
this is really great Brenda… this will have many thinking about who they are I’m sure
I will have to look up Wislawa Szymborska, I do not know this wonderful person
Take Care ….You Matter…
maryrose
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Thanks, Mary Rose. You won’t be disappointed when you look up Wislawa Szymborska. She is a wonderful poet. Her possibilities were terrific.
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What a great set of principles, presented in a poetic form…
I agree with you in Many of these ones, dear Bren…
Thanks for sharing… Love and very good luck to you. Aquileana 🍀🔆
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I’m glad you liked my poetry memoir. LOL Hugs to you, Greek Art and Literature Star! 🍀🔆 And maybe a bit of the luck of the Irish to you, too. 😉
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This is so me! Thanks for speaking my mind… ❤ especially the last line…
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Yeah! So many like minds. I’m so glad I was brave and posted about me. 🙂
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Really loved this one… 🙂
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I prefer to know someone like you than one who prefers the opposite.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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Yeah! (((Hugs))) to you! One day maybe we can gave a spot of tea together.
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That would be nice Brenda xxx Hugs xxx
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Fabulous and I agree, my friend.
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You should write one, too. 😉
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Just wonderful….and I agree with lots of your preferences💕
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Yeah! I’m so glad you do. It makes me feel the world is smaller than I thought. And I am less isolated and strange than I thought, too. LOL
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Oh I think that’s very true….there are lot of us strange but lovely people out there…we just don’t make quite as much noise as the ones who love parties and high street shopping and city centres and crowds of others…..✨😆✨
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True! But some of us have found our voices. 🙂
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Watch out world!😵
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Love this Brenda – I prefer those things also – well said
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I’m so glad you agree, Maureen. Life isn’t easy, but we women try to live it to the fullest. 😉
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This is a beautiful celebration of woman and you! ❤
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Thanks!
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this is such wonderful and beautiful!
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Thank you!
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Wonderful and I second all of your preferences especially preferring humble to trumpeting!
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I always thought you were a kindred spirit. Hugs
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Beautiful
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Thanks!
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