unwrapped

On Friday night K&L came over for dinner. They arrived with a small gift wrapped in soft, pink paper. I received it, thanked them and left it as we moved to food, wine, coffee and conversation. (K- I still have no idea how you resisted the choc chip friands with hot fudge sauce & ice cream!?!) The next day I realised that by leaving the gift unwrapped I had done the polite thing in Cambodian culture, but here in Sydney maybe I should have opened the it in front of them?

The gift was a small book of questions and poems by the “connoisseur of fine words” Cameron M. Semmens. Here are three of my favourite quotes from my reading so far, with thanks to my Friday night guests : )

What if crows started flying crooked?
How would we know how far it is
directly from one point to another?
Could pelicans take over?
With tape measures flowing from their expendable beaks,
they’d be the perfect replacement.
Why aren’t there any catchy phrases involving pelicans?

Why be good when you can seem good?
Why be yourself when you can act like someone else?
Why be honest
when people would rather a good story?

Should I eat and drink righteousness or should I just hunger and thirst for it?