List Poems
Post your poem here as a comment before class next Wednesday.
Note that the original, "Possibilities," is 39 lines (but only 31 begin with "I prefer"). Your poem should be a minimum of 32 lines (remember that lines and sentences are not the same thing in a poem).
It is possible for you to "bend" the lines a bit to suit your own poem/poetry. Thus, a line like the one with Dickens/Dostoevsky could become: "I prefer Lady Gaga to Michael Buble" or if you'd like to use alliteration you might say, "I prefer Metallica to Madonna." In this way, you still express a preference that characterizes the speaker (most often that will be you)
Also, please remember that some of the lines are parts of a sentence (two lines equal one sentence). This helps to break up the pattern a bit. Be aware of this and do the same, although you may choose to do it in slightly different spots.
Here is a copy of our samples if you'd like to write your list poem with a sample poem on the split screen view in Word.
28 comments:
Other Possibilities
I prefer rivers.
I prefer dogs.
I prefer the lilacs along the back fence.
I prefer Orwell to O Henry.
I prefer myself hiking mountains
to myself sitting around.
I prefer keeping canned jams on hand, just in case.
I prefer the colour blue.
I prefer not to maintain
that everyone feels the same way.
I prefer conditions.
I prefer to stay on.
I prefer talking to teachers about everyday struggles.
I prefer the old ten speed bicycles.
I prefer the absurdity of teaching
to the absurdity of not being a teacher.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, to remember things
that we have shared together.
I prefer philosophers
who have no more idea than me.
I prefer the earth in springtime.
I prefer humility to hubris.
I prefer having some doubts.
I prefer the hell of the imagination to the hell of doctrine.
I prefer The New Yorker to The Atlantic Monthly
I prefer friends without pretence to friends without sense.
I prefer dogs sniffing in a park.
I prefer my eyes, since mine are two colours.
I prefer garden sheds.
I prefer zeroes in my bank account
to those on a student’s paper.
I prefer to knock three times.
I prefer not to ask what comes next and how.
I prefer keeping in mind the possibility
that things will all work out in the end.
—Brad Hyde; April 16, 2011
An Endless Possibilities:
I prefer oceans.
I prefer adorable puppies.
I prefer walking silently on a forest in Rice Lake.
I prefer Hikmet to Hughes.
I prefer myself listening to some music
to myself not doing anything.
I prefer keeping my cell phone handy, just in case.
I prefer the color pastel.
I prefer not to argue with someone
that I already know the answers.
I prefer babies.
I prefer to arrive before time.
I prefer talking my mom about everything.
I prefer saving money.
I prefer the absurdity of having nothing
to the absurdity of having everything.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, to bring nothing to my loved ones.
I prefer teachers who don’t have any bias towards students.
I prefer to stay on the ground, always.
I prefer European to Asian countries.
I prefer having my stuffed animals.
I prefer the hell of order to the hell of craziness.
I prefer The Province to The Vancouver Sun.
I prefer roses with thorns to thorns without roses.
I prefer puppies with sad puppy eyes.
I prefer green eyes, since mine are brown.
I prefer laptops.
I prefer many things I have said to my loved ones
to many things I also haven’t unsaid.
I prefer numeral on the paper
to those numeral on the loose.
I prefer the count the stars to the count of numbers.
I prefer to hug someone who’s been hurting.
Preference
I prefer beaches.
I prefer fish.
I prefer cherry blossoms along East Van side streets.
I prefer Montgomery to Tritten.
I prefer myself happy
to being miserable.
I prefer having a safety pin, just in case.
I prefer the colour orange.
I prefer not to have expectations
that lead me to disappointments.
I prefer exits.
I prefer dawn.
I prefer talking to my dad about anything.
I prefer classic films.
I prefer the absurdity of anxiety
to the absurdity of feeling nothing at all.
I prefer chocolate for no reason.
I prefer entertainers
who keep life interesting.
I prefer light over darkness.
I prefer Earth to stay on course.
I prefer the county side to great cities.
I prefer to exercise caution.
I prefer the spiritual to the holy.
I prefer prayer with hunger than hunger without prayer.
I prefer dolphins to sharks.
I prefer fresh cut flowers.
I prefer eyes like the ocean since mine are muddy pools
I prefer an empty sink.
I prefer the time of cold to the time of heat.
I prefer not to get caught.
I prefer to keep in mind that I am not alone
that we all have problems of our own.
I prefer
I prefer horses
I prefer the colors red and blue
I prefer fields over mountains and glens
I prefer singing softly around the campfire to not singing at all
I prefer the sun over the rain
I prefer sports to no sports as it is better to have them then nothing at all
I prefer college over universities since I can meet new people
I prefer blue-gray eyes to green eyes as mine as gray
I prefer grass over concrete as it hurts my back
I prefer lakes over rivers since I love to swim
I prefer being myself to being told what to do
I prefer Manchester United over Chelsea FC
I prefer leaving early
I prefer kindness over unkindness
I prefer many things left unsaid
I Prefer
I prefer forest trails.
I prefer cats.
I prefer cherry blossoms in empty parking lots.
I prefer jazz to blues.
I prefer myself being instead of existing.
I prefer keeping some Shiraz just in case.
I prefer the color purple.
I prefer not to live in the past but in the moment.
I prefer saving.
I prefer arriving on time.
I prefer talking to God about anything.
I prefer old wife’s tales to urban myths.
I prefer talking instead of the absurdity of texting.
I prefer, where love’s concerned to always choose love.
I prefer possibilities even if there are none left.
I prefer kindness to charity.
I prefer the earth bountiful.
I prefer countries sharing instead of hoarding.
I prefer knowing the truth.
I prefer fur on animals than on people.
I prefer an open heart to a vacant heart.
I prefer shells on the beach than bottle caps.
I prefer a soft breeze to a cool chill.
I prefer eyes without judgement.
I prefer glove boxes with locks.
I prefer a few good friends to three hundred on Facebook.
I prefer authenticity to transparency.
I prefer lady bugs instead of pesticides.
I prefer hemp to cotton.
I prefer to have than to have not.
I prefer bicycling to mood swings.
I prefer to be strong then to be weak.
I prefer keeping in mind that we are only as good as we want to be.
By Eunice Davis
Other Possibilities
I prefer books.
I prefer cats.
I prefer the huge grey waves along the ocean.
I prefer Pushkin to Pasternak.
I prefer myself being healthy
to myself taking a medicine.
I prefer keeping an extra thousand on my account, just in case.
I prefer the color blue.
I prefer not to say
that I know everything.
I prefer tea.
I prefer to present unexpected gifts.
I prefer talking to my coach about anything.
I prefer the reliability of Japanese cars.
I prefer the absurdity of happiness
to the absurdity of sadness.
I prefer to say thank you for no reason.
I prefer teachers
who listen to their students.
I prefer ugly truth to beautiful lie.
I prefer the earth under my house.
I prefer angry temper to sly calmness.
I prefer having dreams.
I prefer drivers obeying rules on the road.
I prefer to be aware of the difficulties.
I prefer the situation I see to that which I could see.
I prefer working hard to doing nothing.
I prefer safe countries for travelling to the countries
that are supposed to be safe.
I prefer having enough to be alive.
I prefer to respect people’s opinions.
I prefer gaining knowledge to wasting time.
I prefer keeping in mind
the consequences of my actions.
I prefer peace and joy.
I prefer to see all little kids with toy.
I prefer love not hate.
I prefer to not mess with karma or faith.
I prefer to stand tall.
I prefer to make sure no one will fall.
I prefer life.
I prefer the night.
I prefer tigers over bears.
I prefer freedom where we all care.
I prefer equality and keeping it fair.
I prefer to see the positive.
I prefer family over friends.
I prefer to love till the end.
I prefer to have only three best friends.
I prefer man over men.
I prefer to see the stars.
I prefer to smile.
I prefer friends over peers.
I prefer not to drink beer.
I prefer my religion.
I prefer to make my own decisions.
I prefer marriage over a fling.
I prefer to talk than sing.
I prefer blue eyes over brown.
I prefer to believe the world is square not round.
I prefer cats over dogs.
I prefer living trees over logs.
I prefer to share.
I prefer comedy.
I prefer to give not take.
I prefer river over a lake.
I prefer
I prefer the gym.
I prefer butterflies.
I prefer the cedars in the Queen’s Park.
I prefer Murakami to Nabokov.
I prefer myself listening closely to myself telling nonsense.
I prefer keeping my husband beside me, just in case.
I prefer the color yellow.
I prefer not to know that I have a nightmare of fear and uncertainty.
I prefer stability.
I prefer to leave when it’s time.
I prefer talking to friends about them not me.
I prefer the old red burgundies.
I prefer the absurdity of women’s reason
to the absurdity of a complete absence of women’s reason.
I prefer to love and to be loved.
I prefer the dreams that foreshadow nothing bad.
I prefer the hate to the adulation.
I prefer Earth to Mars.
I prefer the Schengen Agreement to the Berlin Wall.
I prefer having my private space.
I prefer the chaos on the kitchen to the chaos in the mind.
I prefer South Park to CNN News.
I prefer the sand on the beach to the sand on the hallway floor.
I prefer birds in the sky.
I prefer astonished eyes, since mine are tired.
I prefer a kitchen stove.
I prefer to regret about what I have done
to what I could do but I would not.
I prefer zeroes in my pocket to the life on handouts.
I prefer the time of the yellow leaves
to the time of the trees without any leaves.
I prefer to spit over my left shoulder.
I prefer not to ask do you love me.
I prefer to keep in mind that everything passed, and it will pass.
I prefer
I prefer fishing.
I prefer independent cats.
I prefer the pine on the top of White Cliff.
I prefer John Lennon to Paul McCartney.
I prefer myself staying alone in the crowd
to myself being the mob.
I prefer keeping a hundred in the pocket,
just in case.
I prefer the color not black and not white.
I prefer not to share my thoughts
that the present is wrong.
I prefer opportunities.
I prefer to come in time.
I prefer listening to talking.
I prefer the old stamps.
I prefer the absurdity of real world
to the absurdity of virtual reality.
I prefer feelings in love to love in feelings.
I prefer the women who promise nothing.
I prefer the antagonism in face
to the sympathy in back.
I prefer the island surrounded by the ocean.
I prefer the military only in games.
I prefer having the nook.
I prefer the logic in actions
to the state of anarchy.
I prefer friend’s stories to soap operas.
I prefer the time
when my family sleeps at home.
I prefer not throwing words to the wind.
I prefer seeing people in eyes.
I prefer keeping in mind the possibility
that our existence is the mistake.
I Prefer
I prefer music.
I prefer lions.
I prefer the roses along the City garden.
I prefer Senghor to CamaraLaye.
I prefer myself chatting with friends
to myself thing about future.
I prefer keeping faith and dignity, just in case.
I prefer the colour white.
I prefer not to lie
that I will be ashamed once the truth is reveled.
I prefer singers.
I prefer to eat late.
I prefer talking to my co-worker about my past experience.
I prefer my old pictures.
I prefer the absurdity of death
to the absurdity of life after death.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, my romantic moments
that can be celebrated every day.
I prefer policy markers
Who promise me nothing.
I prefer having thoughts to never thinking.
I prefer the earth with its greenery.
I prefer problem solving to fighting countries.
I prefer having critical attitude.
I prefer a worse love to the worse in love.
I prefer gossip to the newspapers’ front pages.
I prefer roses from my garden
to imported roses from Netherlands.
I prefer my eyes, since mine are brown.
I prefer the time of dinosaurs to the time of Internet.
I prefer keeping in mind the
power of love for each person in love in the world.
-Bernard Barhafumwa
I prefer Music
I prefer Huskies
I prefer the fresh air on a nice spring day
I prefer Canucks to Blackhawks
I prefer myself going for a long walk to myself being impatient.
I prefer having my cellular phone with me, just in case.
I prefer the colours Black and Turquoise
I prefer not to hear about Will and Kate’s wedding.
I prefer the night
I prefer to have choice
I prefer talking to my friends about humorous things in real life.
I prefer the new car smell
I prefer the absurdity of the Conservatives
To the absurdity of the Liberals
I prefer feeling something
To feeling nothing at all
I prefer individuals
Who promise nothing.
I prefer trucks to cars
I prefer being independent to depending on somebody
I prefer cold to heat
I prefer not to deal with conflict
I prefer honest people than two faced people
I prefer drinking water
I prefer tigers to cougars
I prefer roses to any other flower
I prefer Lakers to Boston Celtics
I prefer rain over constantly complaining about it
I prefer being safe than sorry
I prefer PS3 over Xbox
I prefer talking to people in person than talking on the phone
I prefer keeping my distance than to get too close.
Possibilities
I prefer Forest Gump.
I prefer monkeys.
I prefer a boat towards an undiscovered shore.
I prefer Marx to Mao.
I prefer myself helping people
to myself being helped.
I prefer keeping my wallet full, just in case.
I prefer the color red.
I prefer not to day dream
that I have time at all.
I prefer balance.
I prefer to be on time.
I prefer talking to doctors about my heart.
I prefer a pair of runners.
I prefer the absurdity of being loved
to the absurdity of being abandoned.
I prefer to be a gentleman.
I prefer people
who are color blind.
I prefer oxygen, always.
I prefer the slaves to slavery.
I prefer fighting inequality
in a democratic society.
I prefer telephone to Twitter.
I prefer oatmeal from Costco
to Cheerio from Food Depot.
I prefer Judo without Dojo to Dojo without Judo.
I prefer dogs with loyal hearts.
I prefer black eyes, since her are dark.
I prefer the time of smooth jazz
to the time of heavy metal.
I prefer to call before I knock.
I prefer keeping in mind that everyday above ground is another round.
I prefer
I prefer lakes.
I prefer dogs.
I prefer the daffodils in the moors.
I prefer Carpenters to Christina Aguilera.
I prefer myself backpacking in place of never being
to myself staying at home.
I prefer having a cup of tea on hand, just in case.
I prefer the colour blue.
I prefer not going to the bars
that noise make me heart burn.
I prefer reading .
I prefer thinking.
I prefer talking to my friends about my finding.
I prefer the wisemens' works.
I prefer the absurdity of the others' ideas
to the absurdity of no idea.
I prefer to dream the nature life
that we share the earth with all creatures.
I prefer the birds flying freely to the birds
that are in the birdcage.
I prefer the colourful autumn.
I prefer the sweet fruits.
I prefer clear cold day to wet warm day.
I prefer the things that are no so perfect.
I prefer the natural to the artificial.
I prefer walking to driving.
I prefer the fictions to poems.
I prefer navigating in the webs
to reading in the papers.
I prefer the wisdoms
that can tell me the fact and truth.
I prefer healthy to wealthy.
I prefer no to do business with my friends.
I prefer my sons running in the fields
that are far from the noisy vehicles.
I prefer keeping in mind
that nothing is so important.
I prefer
I prefer yoga.
I prefer parrots.
I prefer walking on the beach.
I prefer Shakespeare to William Zinsser.
I prefer myself respecting elders
to receive respect in return.
I prefer keeping a sanitizer in my purse, just in case.
I prefer the color blue.
I prefer to organize everything, every time.
I prefer rules.
I prefer to sleep late.
I prefer talking to my sisters about anything.
I prefer merging with new traditions.
I prefer the absurdity of cleaning my room
to the absurdity of not cleaning anything.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, nonspecific moments
that can be celebrated every day.
I prefer friends
who understand me fully.
I prefer inner beauty to physical appearance.
I prefer earth full of happiness and joy.
I prefer developed to developing countries.
I prefer some boundaries.
I prefer dogs on a leash to dogs jumping around.
I prefer TLC to Discovery.
I prefer emotion with feeling to emotion without feeling.
I prefer flowers without thorns.
I prefer long eyelashes, since mine are short.
I prefer to snuggle in my blanket.
I prefer to meet my friends anytime to
friends I’ve left behind.
I prefer having zero at the end to
not having anything.
I prefer to knock on the door.
I prefer not to ask how many and why.
I prefer keeping sweet memories in mind
that keeps me smiling every time.
Chances
I prefer volleyball.
I prefer kittens.
I prefer palm tree around the swimming pool.
I prefer Vargas Llosa to Neruda.
I prefer myself working out early
to myself sleeping in.
I prefer keeping an emergency kit on hand, just in case.
I prefer the color green.
I prefer not to tell the truth
that hurt somebody’s feeling.
I prefer opportunities.
I prefer to be cautious.
I prefer to talk to my sisters about their experiences.
I prefer chatting on the Skype.
I prefer the absurdity of making friends on line
to the absurdity of not knowing anybody.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, give unexpected surprises
that will have more value.
I prefer people
who help unconditionally.
I prefer the Pacific Ocean.
I prefer not guessing
what will happen tomorrow.
I prefer purity to immorality.
I prefer asking some questions.
I prefer the hell of noise to the hell of serenity.
I prefer Reader’s Digest to Chatelaine.
I prefer friends without money to friends without dignity.
I prefer dogs that walk on a leash.
I prefer Blu-ray player.
I prefer wearing sun glasses, since I am having some wrinkles.
I prefer zeroes in my credit card
to those on my report card.
I prefer to knock on wood to ward off bad luck.
I prefer keeping in my mind that
things always happen for a reason.
I prefer television.
I prefer puppies.
I prefer lillies along the lake shore.
I prefer Drake to Justin Beiber.
I prefer myself being satisfied
to myself being selfish.
I prefer keeping my bank card, just in case.
I prefer the colour blue.
I prefer not to trust anyone.
I prefer success.
I prefer to be punctual.
I prefer talking to my best friend about anything and everything.
I prefer the 80's clothing style.
I prefer the absurdity of being successful on my own way
to the absurdity of living life with someone else's support.
I prefer, where love's concerned,everyday
can be celebrated.
I prefer people
who promise me nothing.
I prefer smart minds to smart looks.
I prefer the earth just the way it is.
I prefer Canada.
I prefer having my own car.
I prefer trying to succeed numerous times to just giving up.
I prefer The Metro to The Vancouver Sun.
I prefer parents without children to children without parents.
I prefer dogs with flat nose.
I prefer light brown eyes, since mine are black.
I prefer a huge walk-in closet.
I prefer being straight forward
to gossiping behind people's back.
I prefer sharing my opinion
to keeping it to myself.
I prefer to knock on the door.
I prefer not to mind people's business.
I prefer keeping in mind to be aware
because anything can happen in the future.
I prefer
I prefer pop music.
I prefer birds.
I prefer light fog on the deer lake.
I prefer Jennifer to Jackson.
I prefer telling a story
to be understood by English-speaking friends.
I prefer doing something against myself, just in case.
I prefer the lipstick color.
I prefer not to say
the reasons we are following.
I prefer beauties.
I prefer to glance at beautiful ladies walking on the streets.
I prefer talking with my close-friends about the beauties.
I prefer photographing.
I prefer freezing the exciting moment in the photos
to merely shooting scenery.
I prefer to draw with pen.
I prefer friends
who arrive with open minds.
I prefer the blue sky, always.
I prefer sunset glow to sunshine.
I prefer camping to hear the slight sounds in the summer night.
I prefer gleaming stars staring at me.
I prefer to walk in the rain or snow traveling long distance to me from the sky
I prefer Canada.
I prefer the tools I bought.
I prefer DIY
to the assembled furniture.
I prefer seeing with both eyes.
I prefer feeling the things with my heart.
I prefer keeping in mind the
life is so wonderful if we like.
I Prefer
I prefer peace.
I prefer dolphin.
I prefer the holly tree in my back yard.
I prefer Natalie Portman to Lindsy Lohan.
I prefer myself being childish
to being tactful.
I prefer keeping Advil in my bag, just in case.
I prefer the color white.
I prefer not to wake up
that will break my dreams.
I prefer silence.
I prefer snow.
I prefer talking to my friends about life.
I prefer the faded childhood.
I prefer the absurdity of imaging
to the absurdity of not imaging.
I prefer power of universe.
I prefer philosopher
who give the world ideas.
I prefer doing yoga after work.
I prefer taking black and white photos.
I prefer vintage to modern.
I prefer hand-writing to typing.
I prefer film to digital.
I prefer small town to big city.
I prefer hand-made gift, if possible.
I prefer classic music to electronic music.
I prefer postcard.
I prefer to feel alive and to love.
I prefer circles that never end.
I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility
that life always give us surprise.
I prefer
I prefer rivers.
I prefer fish.
I prefer the roaring sound of fast water.
I prefer Mother Teresa over Lady Diana.
I prefer myself doing nothing
to myself knowing nothing.
I prefer to be safe, just in case.
I prefer the color of trees.
I prefer the color of skies, there over.
Because if mixed, they make the color of life, which is water.
I prefer to stay long.
I prefer talking to myself.
I prefer thinking deep.
I prefer be criticized, for doing nothing
to be praised, by others, for doing nothing.
I prefer to be honest.
I prefer to be brave.
I prefer to win, to that, to be won.
I prefer the chaos, to the order of subservient.
I prefer mothers.
who bring life.
I prefer when love is winning over hate.
I prefer having doubt,
as to be sure, that I have lost.
I prefer the smell of spring to the cold of winter.
I prefer children, with smiling faces.
I prefer stars without sky to skies without stars.
I prefer people having lots of patient because mine is running out.
I prefer winning because I have lost.
I prefer the smell of fresh cut lawn.
I prefer I was poet
that I could write that I want as a poem.
Keep this in mind
I prefer boys.
I prefer mud turtles.
I prefer the palm trees in Hawaii.
I prefer Dr.Seuss to Dr.Phill
I prefer myself listening to music,
to hearing nothing.
I prefer keeping my secrets, just in case.
I prefer the colour orange.
I prefer not to say
that i do not love you anymore.
I prefer eating.
i prefer not to waste time.
I prefer talking to my dog about anything.
I prefer vintage rings.
I prefer the absurdityof global warming, to the absurdity of Steven Harper.
I prefer to smile for no reason.
I prefer strangers, who don't come up to you asking for change.
I prefer the universe instead of earth.
I prefer the beaches of Jersey.
I prefer not having known, what could of been.
I prefer the 24 to the Metro.
I prefer strawberries from my grams garden,to strawberries in plastic boxes.
I perfer cats that sneak up on you.
I prefer brown eyes because mine are blue.
I prefer the time of dinosaurs,
to the time of homosapiens.
I prefer to know who i am.
I prefer keeping in mind everything that has happened for the greater good!
I prefer
I prefer music
I prefer puppies
I prefer banyan tree along kailua kona
I prefer myself reading books at beach
to sitting without a book
I prefer Joseph Murphy to Abraham Hicks
I prefer spending time with my husband
I prefer keeping a Joseph Murphy book on hand, just in case
I prefer the color Gold
I prefer to have everything planned out
I prefer to walk away instead of arguing
I prefer late evenings
I prefer cannon cameras
I prefer talking to my husband and my family about anything
I prefer never to visit doctor, what do they know about my health!
I prefer talking to philosopher than teacher
I prefer truly caring to jealous kind
I prefer my stilettos
I prefer absurdity of like than to the absurdity of luck
I prefer having fancy dinner every day while waiting for our anniversaries
I prefer no politics!
“world peace” government sounds better
I prefer life full of meanings
I prefer souls because of the “you will love forever” idea
I prefer the sun giving me light of hope to winter
I prefer the Earth together covered with red roses and trees
I prefer designing my own destiny
I prefer the time of laughing to the time of crying
I prefer hell of confusion than hell of anger
I prefer fairy tales than wars
I prefer dark brown eyes, since mine are dark brown
I prefer fancy cars
I prefer books by Neville Goddar and Joseph Murphy
I prefer kids without education than kids without wisdom
I prefer keeping in mind to love whatever it is that I have than not appreciating
I prefer The Borgias
I prefer the kitty IPhone app
I prefer the couch in my living room
I prefer The Transformers to Titanic
I prefer the woman of my dreams, I don't sleep so I can't find her
I prefer to be sorry to playing it safe
I prefer the color dun
I prefer to fix the problem then blame it on Jimmy later
I prefer to be late to never show up
I prefer House, best doctor on TV
I prefer X-Box Live
I prefer to cook her breakfast in bed to go shoe shopping with her
I prefer Stanley, for he is a jolly good fellow
I prefer Pluto
I prefer conquering ancient Rome in Assassins Creed to Still Water in Saints Row 2
I prefer Shakespeare's plays to Jersey Shore
I prefer not to talk about flowers I'm not a woman
I prefer FIFA 10, dogs and their tails ain't my cup of tea
I prefer sun glasses inside a night club, it makes me look cool
I prefer a walk in closet with a jacuzzi
I prefer the Flintstones to The Jetsons
I prefer Mr Woodcock
I prefer the fruits of my labor, I enjoy them while they still ripe
I prefer not to prefer
I Prefer
I prefer music
I prefer birds
I prefer Psalms to Proverbs
I prefer palm trees along the beach
I prefer myself listening to successful people
to myself learning from them
I prefer keeping an umbrella, just in case
I prefer royal blue
I prefer to speak out
that I have to express my inner self
I prefer wisdom
I prefer to stay longer
I prefer talking to my husband about everything
I prefer my old faded jeans
I prefer the absurdity of singing
to the absurdity of not trying to sing
I prefer to cook special dish for no reason
I prefer philanthropists
who give generously
I prefer to pray, always
I prefer having self-contentment to never satisfy
I prefer gathered to scattered
I prefer to get in touch to ignore
I prefer sunrise that give me strength
I prefer love to indifference
I prefer having my own business
I prefer moments of laughing to crying
I prefer Bible stories to the politician disputes
I prefer divergent to linear thinking
I prefer my family’s company to other people
I prefer birds chirping at my window
I prefer straight hair, since mine is wavy
I prefer alarm clock
I prefer the time of abundance to the time of emptiness
I prefer to take chances
I prefer not to count how much help gave
I prefer keeping in mind that everything
happened in life has reasons and purpose.
-- Sheila A. Manrique
I prefer
I prefer lakes.
I prefer birds.
I prefer the lavenders around the garden.
I prefer Victor Hugo to Virginia Woolf.
I prefer myself to be happy to myself to be angry.
I prefer keeping sympathy on hand, just in case.
I prefer the color royal blue.
I prefer to be responsible for what I do.
I prefer not to exaggerate.
I prefer not to wait.
I prefer calling my mom every day.
I prefer the old black shoes.
I prefer the absurdity of reading novel
to the absurdity of not reading novel.
I prefer, where love’s concerned, waiting for loved one
Who is late on a rainy night.
I prefer honesty.
I prefer inside beauty to outside.
I prefer the earth in summertime.
I prefer ancient countries.
I prefer having some hope.
I prefer the hell of being alone to the hell of crowded.
I prefer watching LMN movies to listen BBC news.
I prefer live without money to money without love.
I prefer Persian cats with blue eyes.
I prefer my mom’s eyes, since those are beautiful.
I prefer the dusty box.
I prefer keeping my secrets in my heart to
Unsaid secrets I‘ve left them behind many years ago.
I prefer sunset to sunrise.
I prefer to knock on wooden door.
I prefer not to know about tomorrow.
I prefer keeping in my mind even the possibility
That I will approach my goals a day.
My Possibilities
I prefer concerts.
I prefer Siberian Huskies.
I prefer the weeping willows along the river.
I prefer Balzac to Bronte.
I prefer myself meeting a sunrise
to myself sleeping till noon.
I prefer keeping my hands clean, just in case.
I prefer the colour green.
I prefer not to think
that people are the same.
I prefer improvisation.
I prefer not to hurry.
I prefer talking to children about anything.
I prefer old film cameras.
I prefer the absurdity of looking forward
to the absurdity of life with eyes closed.
I prefer people
who make me laugh.
I prefer Earth staying alive.
I prefer having secrets.
I prefer the hell of imperfections to the hell of perfections.
I prefer a friend without experience
to a stranger with experience.
I prefer dogs without a leash.
I prefer sharp-sighted eyes, since mine are blind.
I prefer attics.
I prefer zeroes on the loose
To those made up a chain.
I prefer stairs to escalator.
I prefer the time that flies as jet
to time that creeps along.
I prefer keeping in mind the possibility
that life has no meaning; I have to create mine.
I prefer theaters.
I prefer cats.
I prefer the tulips on my backyard.
I prefer D.H Lawrence to ee.cummings.
I prefer following the rules to myself obeying the rules.
I prefer to wear my sit belts, just in case.
I prefer the color purple.
I prefer not to panic.
I prefer to sleep early.
I prefer talking to my cat about anything.
I prefer the old version of Facebook.
I prefer the absurdity of learning history to the absurdity of predicting the future.
I prefer my manager who remembers nothing.
I prefer the Earth to keep on spinning.
I prefer independent to dependent countries.
I prefer having second chance.
I prefer the hell of strength to the hell of weaknesses.
I prefer “Thriller” of Michael Jackson to “Paparazzi” of Lady Gaga.
I prefer snow in the winter to winter without snow.
I prefer dogs without leash.
I prefer brighter eyes, since mine are dull.
I prefer seeing the truth than hearing what others say.
I prefer the time of happiness to the time of depression.
I prefer not to ask anything.
I prefer to keep in mind that failure doesn’t exist, because there is always second chance.
I prefer My Wife and Kids.
I prefer puppies.
I prefer berry bushes along a farm.
I prefer the Wayan bros to the Hardy boys.
I prefer myself making peace
to myself making war.
I prefer keeping change, just in case.
I prefer all colours.
I prefer not to lie
then to be caught lying.
I prefer coaches.
I prefer to be prepared.
I Prefer to talk to my dad about the future.
I prefer timeless photos.
I prefer the absurdity of having parents
to the absurdity of having no parents.
I prefer, where loves concerned, the closest people who wake me up every single day.
I prefer strangers
who promise me nothing.
I prefer real to imitation.
I prefer Vancouver.
I prefer soft voices to hearing harsh ones.
I prefer my time to no time.
I prefer apples on a tree
to apples in a store.
I prefer my dog who is mischievous.
I prefer to see with my hands.
I prefer the time of dinosaurs
to the time of extinction.
I prefer being taller, since I’m short.
I prefer walk-in closets.
I prefer having a conversation
To one person just talking about themselves.
I prefer myself acting real
to myself acting fake.
I prefer the time of dreaming asleep
to the time of dreaming awake.
I prefer to make my family smile.
I prefer not to understand if there’s life after death.
I prefer not to ask how much longer it will be.
I prefer keeping in mind that its better to busy
then not busy at all.
I prefer My Wife and Kids.
I prefer puppies.
I prefer berry bushes along a farm.
I prefer the Wayan bros to the Hardy boys.
I prefer myself making peace
to myself making war.
I prefer keeping change, just in case.
I prefer all colours.
I prefer not to lie
then to be caught lying.
I prefer coaches.
I prefer to be prepared.
I Prefer to talk to my dad about the future.
I prefer timeless photos.
I prefer the absurdity of having parents
to the absurdity of having no parents.
I prefer, where loves concerned, the closest people who wake me up every single day.
I prefer strangers
who promise me nothing.
I prefer real to imitation.
I prefer Vancouver.
I prefer soft voices to hearing harsh ones.
I prefer my time to no time.
I prefer apples on a tree
to apples in a store.
I prefer my dog who is mischievous.
I prefer to see with my hands.
I prefer the time of dinosaurs
to the time of extinction.
I prefer being taller, since I’m short.
I prefer walk-in closets.
I prefer having a conversation
To one person just talking about themselves.
I prefer myself acting real
to myself acting fake.
I prefer the time of dreaming asleep
to the time of dreaming awake.
I prefer to make my family smile.
I prefer not to understand if there’s life after death.
I prefer not to ask how much longer it will be.
I prefer keeping in mind that its better to busy
then not busy at all.
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