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Sunday, December 17, 2017

This Notebook I'm Using

My adopted brother
gave me this book
almost three years ago
on the first of January.

The paper was made from bark
in western Nepal, by an ancient method.
It will last a long time.

On the cover is a mandala,
symbol of impermanence.

I record in it moments of life.



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23 comments:

  1. Sumana RoyDecember 17, 2017 at 7:32 PM

    So beautiful! Both the gift and the words.

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  2. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)December 17, 2017 at 7:49 PM

    Beautifully , mystic formed beautifully

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  3. ThotpurgeDecember 17, 2017 at 10:44 PM

    That impermanence echoed in the last line...so finely written! Loved it.

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  4. RommyDecember 18, 2017 at 12:26 AM

    Poetry is a little like chasing down shifting thoughts and wrestling it to hold still for a picture.

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  5. MaryDecember 18, 2017 at 1:08 AM

    So much meaning beneath your words! What a beautiful book. And I hope you fill it up with beautiful words.

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  6. ✿December 18, 2017 at 1:31 AM

    What a beautiful notebook.

    It feels horrible, doesn't it? Our treasured moments really being meaningless in the scheme of things ... I write down all sorts of stories and take thousands of pictures, hoping one day my children will savor their childhood as adults and appreciate my documentation. But in all likelihood, they won't have time or interest. :(

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  7. scotthastiepoetDecember 18, 2017 at 1:33 AM

    A beautiful little pearl of a poem Rosemary that perfectly mirrors what is after all a beautiful present...

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  8. Sherry Blue SkyDecember 18, 2017 at 2:14 AM

    What a beautiful book in which to celebrate the special - and ordinary - moments in life.

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  9. TruedessaDecember 18, 2017 at 2:35 AM

    That is a beautiful notebook. I record dreams in my notebooks.

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  10. brudbergDecember 18, 2017 at 3:50 AM

    I love the notebook, and would love to be able to be a notebook person, but I simply cannot... my notebook is my keyboard.

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  11. Magaly GuerreroDecember 18, 2017 at 3:51 AM

    I love the penultimate and last stanzas best. The contrast between the two.

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  12. Sanaa RizviDecember 18, 2017 at 5:15 AM

    This is such a beautiful book, Rosemary!❤️ I love the idea of recording moments from our lives.

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  13. tonispencerDecember 18, 2017 at 6:59 AM

    What a beautiful place to record those moments. Alas. such an object would sit and gather dust. My keyboard is my notebook.

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  14. ZQDecember 18, 2017 at 8:40 AM

    : )
    ZQ

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  15. Rosemary Nissen-WadeDecember 18, 2017 at 9:01 AM

    I confess that my notebook is usually my keyboard too, hence this notebook pictured has been languishing for three years, after a couple of entries. So now, while I am on holiday, I have decided it will be perfect for recording 'small stones'. My plan is to fill it up at last, and give it as a gift back to the adopted brother.

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  16. Old EggDecember 18, 2017 at 11:14 AM

    Humans can't quite understand impermanance so they have that need to write it down...well some of us perhaps! The book looks magnificent Rosemary.

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  17. Wendy BourkeDecember 18, 2017 at 11:32 AM

    A lovely layered piece. The gift, the mandala symbol, the manner in which you have chosen to respect that symbol with your entries ... and really, all the stuff-of-life that is part of that notebook. Wonderful writing!

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  18. kaykualaDecember 18, 2017 at 6:06 PM

    So thoughtful of him. It is a unique present!

    Hank

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  19. annell4December 19, 2017 at 1:57 AM

    A beautiful book and a beautiful poem! A cherished gift!

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  20. Susan AndersonDecember 19, 2017 at 2:19 AM

    Wonderful! The poetry and the present.

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  21. SreejaDecember 19, 2017 at 3:25 AM

    It's beautiful...and to have a notebook is so lovely....I always think of keeping one but end up typing...

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  22. Myrna R.December 19, 2017 at 3:57 AM

    It's beautiful. Nice that you record your moments. I have a book my daughter gave me some months ago. I haven't made time to write in it, but you serve as inspiration.

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  23. JulianDecember 19, 2017 at 5:10 AM

    What a beautiful possession to be able to record treasured thoughts and rituals in.

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