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I'm not sure I'm qualified to make a recommendation...
CB, you must be one of the most prolific readers on WatchProSite!
I unfortunately can't say that I have a recommended set of poetry books that I'd recommend. For children, I normally recommend children's books from Dr. Seuss (with reservations on some), Bill Peet books (unfortunately very much underrated because they are so good), the classics by Dickens/Verne/etc., and Roald Dahl. I find that I reread Roald Dahl's short stories every few years and I find new meaning out of them every now and then!
Some ideas:
1. Find your favorite authors, see if they're known for any poems. Rudyard Kipling's "If" poem comes to mind.
2. Stick with the classics.
3. Fill the mood. I'm not a big fan of Halloween, but I will read a Poe poem during Halloween.
4. The internet is your friend! Search for poems that cover topics that you're interested in. Maybe google "poems about watches" and you'll get "Wristwatch by Padgett" which is an interesting type of poem.
5. Write your own poetry. Start with Haiku-style poems. They capture the moment, and you want to put a lot of meaning in your small allocation of words. Imagine a dinner with adult friends and everyone had to think about a haiku, write it down, and share it with the table. Each haiku would be about what that friend's life is about at that time. Some may be going through a dark time (pandemic times can be unhappy), another would be complaining about making some money in the stock market during this pandemic - a complaint due to the tax implications, another would be talking about the interesting watches that came up during the pandemic, another would be talking about how work has become overwhelming during the pandemic, another may have had a major life moment (marriage, divorce, a new child, a child leaving for college), and so on. Each haiku on its own can be quite meaningless, but when it's from someone you know, and that's what they've chosen as their most important "event" of the year to share with the table.
It's not always high-brow stuff. You'll find many poems meaningless. But like some songs, when you first heard it you didn't think much of it, but the second time you hear it, you realize they resonate quite a lot!
Thank you very much Patrick.
I will give it a try. I like the dinner Haiku idea. I will definitely try it as soon as I can. I have tried reading some poetry from my children’s high school poetry anthologies. I think I will try that again. The internet is another good resource which I never considered. I like having the physical book since I take notes and underline text.
Thank you.
I will let you know how it goes.
CB
Thank you.
I will let you know how it goes.
CB
Modern BMW no longer expresses visceral experience...
Engines are compromised... turbos... sound is engineered and 'fake...
Value is zero in terms of collectibility...
And they are designed more for lease than ownership...
Style? Sorry, they lost me ten years ago when I mistook them for Toyotas over and over on highway... (seriously)
And with majority being snoozy 4 cylinder... shrug... the brand just has lost its DNA long ago...
My love affair with BMW ended in 2003 with the end of the E39 5 series... an utter masterpiece...
BMW and Benz are ghosts of what they once were... sad...
But yeah... they are FAST and handle well relatively...
I miss the e39 5 series as well. I had an e60 545i I enjoyed quite a bit.
When I first started driving the e60 545i I found it to be very insulated compared to the e39. The e39 6 cylinder had nice steering and sharp response and a nice balance of sportiness and comfort. The e60 definitely was more comfort oriented but still a good driving experience. Not involving but still enthusiastic. The f10 was completely comfort oriented for me and a not what I really expected.
But now I find that Tesla electric cars are the future. They’re not emotional at all. But they’re the future. The cars are noisy and unrefined. They’re far from a bmw or Benz product. But they’re safe, fast, handle well, and possess most of the important qualities. Mainly lacking in braking performance and overall build quality. I am getting used to less emotional electric cars. And it’s bmw’s fault for making their cars so much more “normal” over the years that I’ve been so ready to accept these unemotional Electrics!
But now I find that Tesla electric cars are the future. They’re not emotional at all. But they’re the future. The cars are noisy and unrefined. They’re far from a bmw or Benz product. But they’re safe, fast, handle well, and possess most of the important qualities. Mainly lacking in braking performance and overall build quality. I am getting used to less emotional electric cars. And it’s bmw’s fault for making their cars so much more “normal” over the years that I’ve been so ready to accept these unemotional Electrics!
We may be kindred spirits Patrick
E39 is kind of a 1950's Calatrava or early Red SD... or something like that... a thngs so perfect as to defy the limits of the manufacture's culture that made it... anyway... BMW is, to me, now a 'performance' rear wheel drive Toyota with better design...I have owned 8 BMW's.... and a few Audis... the Germans have lost me 100%... unless you look to them for a quick yet snoozy A-B ride... and that includes Benz... they all gave way to 'how to sell the maximum number of units' and lost their souls... and this is no small thing....! The Germans used to make cars to die for. To feel the steering and acceleration and seating position and suspension of a fine German car... wow! To get really obscure, read an old short story by Roald Dahl called The Hitchhiker... a great tale that starts out with a BMW
I had a new car. It was an exciting toy, a big BMW 3.3 Li, which means
3.3 litre, long wheelbase, fuel injection. It had a top speed of 129 mph
and terrific acceleration. The body was pale blue. The seats inside
were darker blue and they were made of leather, genuine soft leather of
the finest quality
I always got excited reading about the car in that story... I imagined Roald Dahl, in real life, owned it--and HAD to write about it., because the car simply epitomized passion and a personal ownership milestone.
I've read The Hitchiker many times...
I'm a huge fan of Roald Dahl's short stories and I've read all of his short stories (that I could find) and his children's books (when I was a child). I unfortunately am not a "fingersmith" so I unfortunately cannot get out of speeding tickets! Dahl's more risque stories are funny too! But that's not family friendly, so we can't really discuss that on WatchProSite. Kind of funny how Dahl is in one hand a children's author and a very adult-themed author as well.