If you like poetry by email

Try Garrison Keeler's "Writer's Almanac" here is a sample. Keeler is the long time host of ""Prairie Home Companion" on radio'


( I don't agree with the giving up God)

Poem: "Instructions" by Sheri Hostetler, from the anthology A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry © Reprinted with permission of the author.

Instructions

Give up the world; give up self; finally, give up God.
Find god in rhododendrons and rocks,
passers-by, your cat.
Pare your beliefs, your absolutes.
Make it simple; make it clean.
No carry-on luggage allowed.
Examine all you have
with a loving and critical eye, then
throw away some more.
Repeat. Repeat.
Keep this and only this:
what your heart beats loudly for
what feels heavy and full in your gut.
There will only be one or two
things you will keep,
and they will fit lightly
in your pocket.

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/

Garden gnomes gone missing

Somehow I just can't imagine why anyone would want to steal a truckload of garden gnomes. Perhaps this is a case for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. "The Case of the Missing Gnomes"




This from the BBC

Police find missing gnomes cache

Police stand guard over the "Aladdin's cave" of ornaments
Two women have been charged after the discovery of more than 40 garden ornaments thought to have been stolen from homes in Central Scotland.
People in Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk had complained that gnomes, hedgehogs and rabbits had gone missing.

Police found what they called an Aladdin's cave of garden furniture, ornaments and pot plants at a house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.

More than 60 plant pots and 25 solar lights were also unearthed.

The discovery was the culmination of an 11-day police investigation into the spate of green-fingered thefts.

Rightful owners

Police said they would endeavour to make sure the gnomes had a home to go to.

Detective Constable Roy Lake said: "This was a significant achievement made by officers who have been investigating a number of reported thefts across the Central Scotland Police force area over the past few weeks.

"Our task now is to identify who the items belong to and ensure they are given back to their rightful owners."

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Here is a link to some photos of Garden Gnomes. I have to admit they are kind of cute.

http://www.picture-newsletter.com/gardengnome/

I don't agree with giving up God but the rest appeals to me

Give up the world; give up self; finally, give up God.
Find god in rhododendrons and rocks,
passers-by, your cat.
Pare your beliefs, your absolutes.
Make it simple; make it clean.
No carry-on luggage allowed.
Examine all you have
with a loving and critical eye, then
throw away some more.
Repeat. Repeat.
Keep this and only this:
what your heart beats loudly for
what feels heavy and full in your gut.
There will only be one or two
things you will keep,
and they will fit lightly
in your pocket.