………………….I see the piles
of books I was going to read next
there they wait like statues of sitting dogs
faithful to someone they used to know
but happiness has a shape made of air
it was never owned by anyone
it comes when it will in its own time
-W.S. Merwin, from “December Morning”
Gladsome Lights 
I’ll confess I was happy to see Ogden Nash tucked into the middle of the pile! A bit of a palate cleanser, perhaps.
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Haha! Yes, that’s a great way to think of him! I’m sure he would like the idea, too.
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I have one of those statues here at the lake, too!
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Look at you go! You’re such a fine reader!
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That is funny, Pom Pom!
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Hi Gretchen. This is Pat from Lilly my cat blog. Thank you so so much for your kind words. I feel you are the only one who understands what I’m trying to say. I read your lovely blog regularly. You asked me about fiction books on Egypt. I can’t think of any right now but there’s a couple of nonfiction that I have enjoyed; https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Lucette+Lagnado&text=Lucette+Lagnado&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books
And another one
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Bishop+Suriel&text=Bishop+Suriel&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books
I wish you a Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸♥️
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Me again… here’s the proper links;
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Bishop+Suriel&text=Bishop+Suriel&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=digital-text
And another one
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Lucette+Lagnado&text=Lucette+Lagnado&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books
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Thank you, Pat! I will be looking into these for sure. You are kind to collect them for me. ❤
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Oh my gosh, how true this is! I have a pile like that right near me.
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