Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sunday Scribblings # 98 - 7 Dinner Guests

7 guests at my dinner table.
My choice.

But no,
I decline that option.
Over-stimulating. Under-gratifying.

I don't need genius, celebrity or saintliness.
The ego chatter can't please.
There is no place at my table for that

No, I'll have just 1 guest, thanks.
My dad.
Having his undivided attention
would
reach into my dark places
with a little light.
Posted by Jennifer Hicks at 2:58 PM
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8 comments:

  1. floretaAugust 16, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    i know what you mean about ego chatter. my list, i fear, isn't varied enough. they're all mostly saints. lol

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  2. Americanising DesiAugust 17, 2009 at 4:55 AM

    awwwwwwwwww... :) lovely!

    Pop Comes the Baby

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  3. Linda JacobsAugust 17, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Beautiful last line!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    Undivided attention is great. It never even occured to me that 7 people might be overly stimulating.

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  5. gautami tripathyAugust 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    I am with you here..

    feasting in that crescent-shaped cove

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  6. Fantasies of a LifetimeAugust 17, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    aww, thats so sweet & lovely last line :D . . .

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  7. George S BattyAugust 18, 2009 at 11:08 PM

    in this day and age it is great to find someone who loves her dad so much. I'm going to forward your blog to my children.

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  8. linda mayAugust 22, 2009 at 1:59 AM

    We girls love our Dads warts and all. Mine is gone now and I think of him very day.
    "ego chatter" I like that term, very good. I will have to remember that one.

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