tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post563442096523403147..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Trash or TreasureDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-66722959274109634342014-07-26T23:08:53.517-04:002014-07-26T23:08:53.517-04:00Absolutely beautiful.
I have a trash Bible too. ...Absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />I have a trash Bible too. A couple passed and their favorite treasure was multiple Bibles. The son ordered them burned. A man saved one for me.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-37607583332786882014-07-25T20:34:28.723-04:002014-07-25T20:34:28.723-04:00Lovely piece of writing, Donna! I especially like ...Lovely piece of writing, Donna! I especially like the rhymes here.mrs-minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451177146281209526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-14007747777130024652014-07-25T04:45:32.540-04:002014-07-25T04:45:32.540-04:00Interesting...
but a bible is only a book, and onl...Interesting...<br />but a bible is only a book, and only becomes treasure when you read it. And read it one can anytime anywheer, whatever the cover.avalonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051456576217305095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-43589475644231384182014-07-25T04:35:25.309-04:002014-07-25T04:35:25.309-04:00Answer: You don't get rid of it. It meant a lo...Answer: You don't get rid of it. It meant a lot to his mother and grandmother and unless you had a heart of stone you would not get rid of it. Let us assume that Jimmy may have died and his possessions were given away.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-31738488755686406002014-07-24T13:43:32.909-04:002014-07-24T13:43:32.909-04:00This Bible is in very usable condition, so that wa...This Bible is in very usable condition, so that wasn't the reason. But it does bring into question, and there surely must be an answer, if your Bible were too worn out and you really wanted a new one, what is the correct way to "get rid of" a Bible?Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-28803538148388349302014-07-24T13:40:43.180-04:002014-07-24T13:40:43.180-04:00I may have to employ your "epistle brainstorm...I may have to employ your "epistle brainstorming" to get to the story here!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-91145182242403045832014-07-24T11:07:59.922-04:002014-07-24T11:07:59.922-04:00There are so many possible reasons that Bible land...There are so many possible reasons that Bible landed where it did--including that it was destined to come to you. I love this as a writing prompt idea--so many fascinating directions you could go and explore treasure, greed, spiritual apathy, turns in the road, providence, second chances....Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-71329227212594880762014-07-24T10:40:45.140-04:002014-07-24T10:40:45.140-04:00that'd be so rude!! to throw away Gods very ow...that'd be so rude!! to throw away Gods very own words!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765039970274452443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-25281179616242302522014-07-24T07:16:33.589-04:002014-07-24T07:16:33.589-04:00Your words, as always, are so moving! I would like...Your words, as always, are so moving! I would like to think that somehow the Bible just got "lost" rather than thrown away - but either way, you now treasure it and that is what counts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44491542845835547492014-07-23T22:32:04.837-04:002014-07-23T22:32:04.837-04:00A wonderful piece - very moving. AND your rhyming...A wonderful piece - very moving. AND your rhyming is beautifully done. That is not easy! Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-51086142265493091712014-07-23T21:47:42.895-04:002014-07-23T21:47:42.895-04:00I love this poem.The beautiful inscriptions one se...I love this poem.The beautiful inscriptions one sees in books at op shops breaks my heart. It is a great insight into the callousness of human beings. I am glad you wrote about this.rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-63341623811721885622014-07-23T20:12:30.273-04:002014-07-23T20:12:30.273-04:00Beautiful... & I agree, it was meant to be!Beautiful... & I agree, it was meant to be!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-20410749097820250202014-07-23T19:33:11.489-04:002014-07-23T19:33:11.489-04:00Thanks. I would like to think it was just thought...Thanks. I would like to think it was just thoughtlessness.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-62208705114021070962014-07-23T19:28:38.857-04:002014-07-23T19:28:38.857-04:00We have kept this Bible for about 15 years now.
Th...We have kept this Bible for about 15 years now.<br />Thanks for the well-wishes! I hope you had a wonderful day, too!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-86731021840485118372014-07-23T19:03:55.900-04:002014-07-23T19:03:55.900-04:00Wonderful poem, Donna. I see tragedy behind the re...Wonderful poem, Donna. I see tragedy behind the reason why this bible found its way tot he trash heap. Surely it would not have been thrown away on purpose.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85562212761849877212014-07-23T17:44:37.151-04:002014-07-23T17:44:37.151-04:00Thank you. I'm happy that you liked it.Thank you. I'm happy that you liked it.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-29506755757945686842014-07-23T17:28:07.664-04:002014-07-23T17:28:07.664-04:00I started out thinking of another find recently, b...I started out thinking of another find recently, but then this one just intruded on my thoughts. And it was a better treasure. Thank you.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-29648770509931299512014-07-23T17:22:42.151-04:002014-07-23T17:22:42.151-04:00So many circumstances that can lead up to it. May...So many circumstances that can lead up to it. Maybe it's a story to be written.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55555915941685160282014-07-23T16:39:50.925-04:002014-07-23T16:39:50.925-04:00Ah yes what a story here. Makes one think of vario...Ah yes what a story here. Makes one think of various circumstances that might have put this old Bible on the trash heap--perhaps his children threw it out or some stranger cleaning out his stuff after he left. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57732381589741911052014-07-23T16:04:16.882-04:002014-07-23T16:04:16.882-04:00Thanks, Alan. There are so many treasures to be f...Thanks, Alan. There are so many treasures to be found in those old pages.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-19538936894923522392014-07-23T15:14:06.033-04:002014-07-23T15:14:06.033-04:00Wow. I can see why you decided to write about thi...Wow. I can see why you decided to write about this. And you wrote beautifully. Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-18337149290293086982014-07-23T14:56:37.500-04:002014-07-23T14:56:37.500-04:00Thank you, Sumana. I'm happy that you dropped...Thank you, Sumana. I'm happy that you dropped by today!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-18725684435839928442014-07-23T14:55:10.151-04:002014-07-23T14:55:10.151-04:00Like the unknown stories behind old photos in anti...Like the unknown stories behind old photos in antique shops, it is intriguing. I'd like to know more.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-33495918083565836492014-07-23T14:53:14.174-04:002014-07-23T14:53:14.174-04:00I've often wondered that myself.I've often wondered that myself.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-35557027128032373522014-07-23T13:59:10.630-04:002014-07-23T13:59:10.630-04:00Brilliant piece and great poem on given prompt.
Ve...Brilliant piece and great poem on given prompt.<br />Very beautifully expressed :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04689040871487149826noreply@blogger.com