
A mountain of anticipation
builds as I speculate the special occasion
that catches my attention.
Today is an irresistible gift
and a mystery to behold
which does not belong merely to me.
To what purpose did the giver
want to express?
It is an expression of appreciation
for the relationship we share.
Shall I accept it with grace and gratitude or
should I be suspicious of the giver’s intentions?
My acceptance hinges on whether
our relationship is genuine.
In response to:
- Helene Vaillant – What do you want to see?
- Girlie on the Edge- Six Sentence Story
Ah yes…the gifts with strings attached. Sad that we learn to be wary.
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A few of those have came my way, but others were meaningful as well. But you’re right, I never thought I would be one to examine a present!
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Beautifully written
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Thank you so much! ❤
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You’re welcome Sa
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Beautiful and sadly so true. But I remain hopeful 🙂
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Ah, so hard to trust in relationship. Hopefully this gift has no strings attached, a gift from the heart. Thank you Sa.
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A gift from you Helene, I believe is a gift from the heart. 🙂 ❤
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Thank you Sa. ❤
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Thanks for reblogging Joey!👍😊
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Very well written!
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Thank you John! 🙂
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You’re very welcome Sa!
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Really nice, Sa. You are a great poet!
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Thank you Joey! ❤ A present makes me wonder about a lot of things… 🙂
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Yes like, what’s inside?
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Yes, I also get intrigued by the wrapping paper. I tend to recycle it to make beautiful origami Christmas ornaments 😍
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Haha. Oh, I have a friend just like you!
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Present.
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😊 Hope you receive nice presents!
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Great post 🙂
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Thank you!🤗💫
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No problem 🙂 check out my blog when you get the chance 😄
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Sure thing! 🙂
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Lovely piece, Sa.
Hopefully accepted with grace and gratitude! It’s a sad day when a gift from a friend becomes suspect and yet, sometimes friendship means something different to the other person.
Hope you come by and link up. It’s a great Six 🙂
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Reminds me of the old saying: “Never look a Gift Horse in the mouth!” 🙂
which really never made good sense to me. (Supposedly, they used to see how old (useful) a horse was by checking it’s teeth – this would tell you how good a gift it was, or not!) Would probably be considered ‘poor form’ to disgrace the giver by such an act – however prudent it might be! 😉
Would you really want to know the intentions of someone kind enough to give you a gift?
Perhaps, if it came with ‘expectations’ one might? 😉
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Hello Bob! I’m sorry, it seems like all your messages ended up in my spam box which would explain why these messages are not going through the proper channels!
What a fascinating account! I’ve never heard of such a thing. Reminds me of a funny story though. One day, I was looking for a gift for my mom. I settled on a necklace with a silver piece that had several violet gemstones of different gradient shades because violet is one of her favorite colors. When she opened the gift, she examined it and traded it in for a set of solid gold earrings! 😉
Some days, I just don’t want to think too hard about it, but I’ve had interesting situations arise… ;D
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Not sure why, but some of my followers have had my comments go to spam recently, so it’s clearly not your fault! 🙂
Mothers huh? 😉
On the whole i think i’d rather have an interesting life than a boring one!
Of course, some interesting things can be better not being experienced! 😉
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Sometimes I prefer to learn from other people’s experiences, but I believe experiencing them for yourself allows you to connect to others in unforeseen ways. 🙂
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That’s true of course. 🙂
These days though, we need to be prepared for some less-than-favourable ‘unforeseens’
Best to be careful!
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