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Now that it was all hers, she wanted none of it.
She didn’t give an iota for questions or neighbors’ looks.
Out went the furniture. The clothing. The towels.
The reminders of swindlers and rooks.
She got rid of the bedding, the shelving,
The whole kit and caboodle in numerous crannies and nooks.
There was naught in the house for her
But memories of pain and emotional hooks.
She cleaned out the lot
And left only the books.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Caboodle in 78 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Very relatable. I enjoyed the rhyme! 🙂
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Thank you, Sunra! 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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Just books, what more could she want – for time being anyway.
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Ah, indeed! Books are in a league all their own … 😀
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Indeed. Always keep the books. An enjoyable read, Na’ama, even if it did almost write itself. 🙂
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Thank you, Bill. Books are books, after all. One cannot possibly just toss them away … 😉
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Her books. Untainted. Well crafted.
And I like the undertone of dismissal ‘Who needs all the stuff you tainted?’
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Thank you for the comment … and, yes, I’m glad that she found an untainted aspect she COULD keep and call her own, even as she felt the need to dismiss and disperse and rid herself of the stuff that did not feel she could or would have around.
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Sad, but also uplifting. A good balance.
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Thank you! I strive for balance (an ongoing journey in all dimensions … ;))
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And as any physicist will tell you, there are lots of dimension (11, I think in quantum theory) 😀
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Ah, then I CERTAINLY have my life’s work cut out for me … 😉
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Keep on keeping on.😀
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LOL! 🙂
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I love this, Na’ama! Keeping what she needs for her. 🙂
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🙂 Yep, she does! And … I can relate to keeping books … I mean … it is BOOKS! 😉
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Exactly! Like, seriously…
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😀 Book peoples, we, eh?
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Whatever makes you say that?
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Dunnow … wild guess … 😉
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Uh huh… inneresting.
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And we sure can use books more now that FB, IG and WApp are … well … down for the count … 😉
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He he he…
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😀
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