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I s, or: T the piled possessions

A Sijo

EPIGRAPH:

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

–Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

books claim the couches first
furniture and playthings take the rest;
I sort the piled possessions
keeping only what earns its place;
less now gathers greater weight
a stanza steadies in the air

Reena’s Xploration Challenge 438

For Reena’s RXC prompt, she invites us to explore juxtaposition by responding to one of three quotations about luxury, simplicity, elegance, and refusal, or by creating a similarly contrasting statement of our own. We may use juxtaposition directly or indirectly and reflect on what luxury or simplicity means to us personally.

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

DAR GLOBAL AND FENDI CASA ANNOUNCE AZURE OCEANFRONT VILLAS IN OMAN FOR UNPARALLELED COASTAL LIVING DEFINED BY ITALIAN SOPHISTICATION

MUSCAT, Oman, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dar Global  andFENDI Casa announce the launch of Azure Oceanfront Villas,…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Fendi #and #announce #AZURE #by #CASA #COASTAL #DAR #DEFINED #for #global #in #italian #living #lvmh #OCEANFRONT #Oman #SOPHISTICATION #UNPARALLELED #VILLAS
https://www.europesays.com/france/43320/

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👀https://www.shannen-doherty.net
↕️ https://instagram.com/theshando

#ShannenDoherty #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Actress #CelebrityPortrait #WhiteDress #StatementNecklace #FashionPhotography #Elegance #Glamour #ClassicBeauty #PortraitPhotography #BoatLife #Yacht #ReflectionPhotography #Timeless #Sophistication #HollywoodActress #Stunning #Serene

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👀https://www.shannen-doherty.net
↕️ https://instagram.com/theshando

#ShannenDoherty #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #Actress #CelebrityPortrait #WhiteDress #StatementNecklace #FashionPhotography #Elegance #Glamour #ClassicBeauty #PortraitPhotography #BoatLife #Yacht #ReflectionPhotography #Timeless #Sophistication #HollywoodActress #Stunning #Serene

Sci-Fi UI HUD Backgrounds #Scifi #Hud #Ui #Backgrounds #Unity #Uishader #Futuristic #Technological #Sophistication #Captivating #Userinterfaces #AssetStore

https://u3dn.com/packages/sci-fi-ui-hud-backgrounds-281048

https://www.europesays.com/afrique/61546/ Nouveau Narcotunnel à Sebta : L’Espagne envisage une coopération avec les autorités marocaines – lopinion.ma #ActuMaroc #ActualitésMaroc #cannabis #enquête #InfrastructureClandestine #Maroc #NewsMorocco #NouveauNarcotunnelàSebta: #sophistication #tunnel

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👀 https://instagram.com/emmy
🚔 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002536/

#EmmyRossum #Portrait #Brunette #WavyHair #Actress #NaturalBeauty #BrownEyes #Woman #LongHair #StudioShot #PurpleBackground #Elegant #Celebrity #Beauty #DarkHair #Headshot #Sophistication #Glamour #Photography #Fashion #EmanuelleGreyRossum

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👀 https://instagram.com/emmy
🚔 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002536/

#EmmyRossum #Portrait #Brunette #WavyHair #Actress #NaturalBeauty #BrownEyes #Woman #LongHair #StudioShot #PurpleBackground #Elegant #Celebrity #Beauty #DarkHair #Headshot #Sophistication #Glamour #Photography #Fashion #EmanuelleGreyRossum

10 Wine Regions That Have Shaped High Society

Wine has long been more than a drink, it is a symbol of prestige, refinement, and cultural power. From the gilded salons of Paris to the grand est…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #Europeancourts #francais #france #French #frenchwine #highsociety #LafiteRothschild #refinement #RenaissanceElegance #socialprestige #sophistication #Tuscany #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2552356/10-wine-regions-that-have-shaped-high-society/

10 Wine Regions That Have Shaped High Society

Wine has long been more than a drink, it is a symbol of prestige, refinement, and cultural power. From the gilded salons of Paris to the grand est…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #Europeancourts #francais #france #French #frenchwine #highsociety #LafiteRothschild #refinement #RenaissanceElegance #socialprestige #sophistication #Tuscany #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2552356/10-wine-regions-that-have-shaped-high-society/

10 Wine Regions That Have Shaped High Society

Wine has long been more than a drink, it is a symbol of prestige, refinement, and cultural power. From the gilded salons of Paris to the grand est…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #Europeancourts #francais #france #French #frenchwine #highsociety #LafiteRothschild #refinement #RenaissanceElegance #socialprestige #sophistication #Tuscany #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2552356/10-wine-regions-that-have-shaped-high-society/

10 Wine Regions That Have Shaped High Society

Wine has long been more than a drink, it is a symbol of prestige, refinement, and cultural power. From the gilded salons of Paris to the grand est…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #FrenchWine #Frenchwine #Europeancourts #francais #france #French #frenchwine #highsociety #LafiteRothschild #refinement #RenaissanceElegance #socialprestige #sophistication #Tuscany #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2552356/10-wine-regions-that-have-shaped-high-society/

2001 Martell Cordon Bleu: Unforgettable, Unapologetic Sophistication

It's a powerful and sophisticated statement, embodying the premium essence of the cognac itself. ✨🥃

#martell #cordonbleu #martellcognac #cognac #2001ad #early2000s #retroadvertisement #vintageliquor #drinkresponsibly #luxurybeverage #adcampaign #nostalgia #classicads #spirits #boldmarketing #sophistication #unforgettable #throwbackad

#AlexandraDaddario #Actress #Glamour #Elegance #BlueEyes #DiamondEarrings #RedCarpet #Stunning #Beauty #DeepVNeck #DarkHair #RedLips #FormalWear #Gown #Chic #Celebrity #Jewelry #WavyHair #Portrait #Sophistication

#AlexandraDaddario #Actress #Glamour #Elegance #BlueEyes #DiamondEarrings #RedCarpet #Stunning #Beauty #DeepVNeck #DarkHair #RedLips #FormalWear #Gown #Chic #Celebrity #Jewelry #WavyHair #Portrait #Sophistication

A quotation from Ogden Nash

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave
When they think that their children are naive.

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) American poet
“Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue?” ll. 1-2, New Yorker (1940-01-20)

More about this quote: wist.info/nash-ogden/5400/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ogdennash #children #innocence #naivete #parenting #parents #sophistication #underestimation #unworldliness

A quotation from Ogden Nash

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave
When they think that their children are naive.

Ogden Nash (1902-1971) American poet
“Baby, What Makes the Sky Blue?” ll. 1-2, New Yorker (1940-01-20)

More about this quote: wist.info/nash-ogden/5400/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ogdennash #children #innocence #naivete #parenting #parents #sophistication #underestimation #unworldliness

https://www.evshift.com/360559/mitsubishi-destinator-sophistication-meets-ingenuity/ MITSUBISHI DESTINATOR | Sophistication meets ingenuity #DESTINATOR #DriveYourAmbition #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #ingenuity #Meets #mitsubishi #MitsubishiMotors #MitsubishiMotorsAd #MitsubishiMotorsCorporation #MitsubishiMotorsGlobal #Mitsubishimotors #Sophistication

https://www.evshift.com/348179/this-is-sophistication-in-motion-lexus-rx-450h-plug-in/ This is sophistication in motion. Lexus RX 450h+ Plug-In. #450h #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #EV #lexus #LexusUK #motion #PlugIn #Sophistication

🛠️ If you don't fiddle with random objects, your entire existence is clearly devoid of #sophistication and #taste. 🙄 Apparently, if you're not constantly making "small changes" like a hyperactive squirrel in a tool shop, you're doing life wrong. 😏
https://seated.ro/blog/tinkering-a-lost-art #smallchanges #hyperactivesquirrel #toolshop #HackerNews #ngated

🛠️ If you don't fiddle with random objects, your entire existence is clearly devoid of #sophistication and #taste. 🙄 Apparently, if you're not constantly making "small changes" like a hyperactive squirrel in a tool shop, you're doing life wrong. 😏
https://seated.ro/blog/tinkering-a-lost-art #smallchanges #hyperactivesquirrel #toolshop #HackerNews #ngated

🛠️ If you don't fiddle with random objects, your entire existence is clearly devoid of #sophistication and #taste. 🙄 Apparently, if you're not constantly making "small changes" like a hyperactive squirrel in a tool shop, you're doing life wrong. 😏
https://seated.ro/blog/tinkering-a-lost-art #smallchanges #hyperactivesquirrel #toolshop #HackerNews #ngated

🛠️ If you don't fiddle with random objects, your entire existence is clearly devoid of #sophistication and #taste. 🙄 Apparently, if you're not constantly making "small changes" like a hyperactive squirrel in a tool shop, you're doing life wrong. 😏
https://seated.ro/blog/tinkering-a-lost-art #smallchanges #hyperactivesquirrel #toolshop #HackerNews #ngated

Cybersecurity professionals under pressure turn to AI amid rising threats | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/cybersecurity-professionals-under-pressure-ai-amid-rising-threats-cfo/ #cybersecurity #AI #cyberattacks #sophistication #jobstress #understaffed

Cybersecurity professionals under pressure turn to AI amid rising threats | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/cybersecurity-professionals-under-pressure-ai-amid-rising-threats-cfo/ #cybersecurity #AI #cyberattacks #sophistication #jobstress #understaffed

Cybersecurity professionals under pressure turn to AI amid rising threats | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/cybersecurity-professionals-under-pressure-ai-amid-rising-threats-cfo/ #cybersecurity #AI #cyberattacks #sophistication #jobstress #understaffed

Cybersecurity professionals under pressure turn to AI amid rising threats | Fortune https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/cybersecurity-professionals-under-pressure-ai-amid-rising-threats-cfo/ #cybersecurity #AI #cyberattacks #sophistication #jobstress #understaffed

three little pigskins, the three stooges

sorry to get all political, haha.

These guys were so funny man. I used to have a roommate that would watch this stuff over and over and laugh and laugh. VHS! We had to get movies at the video store in those days.

#photography #humor #stooge #madness #chaos #destruction #politics #art #sophistication #satire #pain

three little pigskins, the three stooges

sorry to get all political, haha.

These guys were so funny man. I used to have a roommate that would watch this stuff over and over and laugh and laugh. VHS! We had to get movies at the video store in those days.

#photography #humor #stooge #madness #chaos #destruction #politics #art #sophistication #satire #pain

three little pigskins, the three stooges

sorry to get all political, haha.

These guys were so funny man. I used to have a roommate that would watch this stuff over and over and laugh and laugh. VHS! We had to get movies at the video store in those days.

#photography #humor #stooge #madness #chaos #destruction #politics #art #sophistication #satire #pain

three little pigskins, the three stooges

sorry to get all political, haha.

These guys were so funny man. I used to have a roommate that would watch this stuff over and over and laugh and laugh. VHS! We had to get movies at the video store in those days.

#photography #humor #stooge #madness #chaos #destruction #politics #art #sophistication #satire #pain

#EvaGreen exudes #elegance in a stunning #blackdress, perfectly capturing the essence of timeless fashion. Her poised demeanor and striking style leave a lasting impression, making her a true icon of sophistication.

#FashionIcon #TimelessStyle #Sophistication

#EvaGreen exudes #elegance in a stunning #blackdress, perfectly capturing the essence of timeless fashion. Her poised demeanor and striking style leave a lasting impression, making her a true icon of sophistication.

#FashionIcon #TimelessStyle #Sophistication

Alpine Portugal Unveils Porto Store for Electrified Performance

#automotive #NewSpace #Passion #Sophistication #technology
https://blazetrends.com/alpine-portugal-unveils-porto-store-for-electrified-performance/?fsp_sid=76380

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

Musical Interlude: Here's a fun little bit of spring joy....this was composed as part of a musical revue, with wry commentary on the garish scenery that the singer was standing in front of!

"Something To Do with Spring," performed by Noel Coward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeVJwEl44o

#MusicalInterlude #NoelCoward #Spring #ShowTunes #Cabaret #Sophistication

Musical Interlude: Here's a fun little bit of spring joy....this was composed as part of a musical revue, with wry commentary on the garish scenery that the singer was standing in front of!

"Something To Do with Spring," performed by Noel Coward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeVJwEl44o

#MusicalInterlude #NoelCoward #Spring #ShowTunes #Cabaret #Sophistication

Musical Interlude: Here's a fun little bit of spring joy....this was composed as part of a musical revue, with wry commentary on the garish scenery that the singer was standing in front of!

"Something To Do with Spring," performed by Noel Coward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeVJwEl44o

#MusicalInterlude #NoelCoward #Spring #ShowTunes #Cabaret #Sophistication

Musical Interlude: Here's a fun little bit of spring joy....this was composed as part of a musical revue, with wry commentary on the garish scenery that the singer was standing in front of!

"Something To Do with Spring," performed by Noel Coward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeVJwEl44o

#MusicalInterlude #NoelCoward #Spring #ShowTunes #Cabaret #Sophistication

Musical Interlude: Here's a fun little bit of spring joy....this was composed as part of a musical revue, with wry commentary on the garish scenery that the singer was standing in front of!

"Something To Do with Spring," performed by Noel Coward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKeVJwEl44o

#MusicalInterlude #NoelCoward #Spring #ShowTunes #Cabaret #Sophistication

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

#Jingzhi #Media #Group has officially launched Jingzhi #Chronicle, an English-language #platform dedicated to #decoding #China’s rapidly evolving #consumer #landscape. Building on the success of its #Chinese counterpart, Jingzhi #Zhijie, the platform aims to equip #global #brands, #investors, and #industry #leaders with #culturally nuanced #insights into the country’s “Neo-#Luxury #Era”, where #sophistication, #cultural depth, and #innovation redefine #consumption. https://cnbusinessforum.com/chinas-neo-luxury-era-jingzhi-chronicle-unveils-2025-market-insights/

Chacun est assez grand pour lire le journal par lui-même, mais parfois, je n'arrive pas à résister à l'envie d'encadrer ces trucs. #sophistication

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/02/26/donald-trump-annonce-la-vente-de-titres-de-residence-carte-doree-sur-le-modele-des-cartes-vertes-contre-5-millions-de-dollars_6564162_3210.html

Chacun est assez grand pour lire le journal par lui-même, mais parfois, je n'arrive pas à résister à l'envie d'encadrer ces trucs. #sophistication #remplacerledroitpardesmillionsdedollar

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/02/26/donald-trump-annonce-la-vente-de-titres-de-residence-carte-doree-sur-le-modele-des-cartes-vertes-contre-5-millions-de-dollars_6564162_3210.html

Chacun est assez grand pour lire le journal par lui-même, mais parfois, je n'arrive pas à résister à l'envie d'encadrer ces trucs. #sophistication

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/02/26/donald-trump-annonce-la-vente-de-titres-de-residence-carte-doree-sur-le-modele-des-cartes-vertes-contre-5-millions-de-dollars_6564162_3210.html

Chacun est assez grand pour lire le journal par lui-même, mais parfois, je n'arrive pas à résister à l'envie d'encadrer ces trucs. #sophistication

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/02/26/donald-trump-annonce-la-vente-de-titres-de-residence-carte-doree-sur-le-modele-des-cartes-vertes-contre-5-millions-de-dollars_6564162_3210.html

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Let the man of learning, the man of lettered leisure, beware of that queer and cheap temptation to pose to himself and to others as the cynic, as the man who has outgrown emotions and beliefs, the man to whom good and evil are as one. The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)

Speech (1910-04-23), “Citizenship in a Republic [The Man in the Arena],” Sorbonne, Paris

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/7…

#quote #quotes #quotation #superiority #cynicism #intellectual #sardonicism #scoffing #sneer #sophistication #worldliness

A quotation from Barrie, James:

«
PETER: (baldly) You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
WEN…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/28114/

#quote #quotes #quotation #belief #fairy #faith #laughter #children #sophistication

A quotation from Barrie, James:

«
PETER: (baldly) You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
WEN…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/28114/

#quote #quotes #quotation #belief #fairy #faith #laughter #children #sophistication

A quotation from Barrie, James:

«
PETER: (baldly) You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
WEN…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/28114/

#quote #quotes #quotation #belief #fairy #faith #laughter #children #sophistication

A quotation from Barrie, James:

«
PETER: (baldly) You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.
WEN…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/28114/

#quote #quotes #quotation #belief #fairy #faith #laughter #children #sophistication

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
Call me a “rube” and a “hick,” but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/31786/

#quote #quotes #quotation #conman #fool #fraud #gullibility #meme #naivete #scam #sophistication #swindler #victim

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
Call me a “rube” and a “hick,” but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/31786/

#quote #quotes #quotation #conman #fool #fraud #gullibility #meme #naivete #scam #sophistication #swindler #victim

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
Call me a “rube” and a “hick,” but I’d a lot rather be the man who bought the Brooklyn Bridge than the man who sold it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/31786/

#quote #quotes #quotation #conman #fool #fraud #gullibility #meme #naivete #scam #sophistication #swindler #victim