Cпросили что подарить на день рождения :)
А вместо ответа получился tribute to Rives.
Кажется, что по-английски не так неуклюже, но это, как обычно, только кажется :)

People put together wish-lists
keeping them as front-date entries
as friends-fulfilling prophecies:
endless lists of books and movies and music
cameras, phones, hard-drives and other digital wonders
treasures of candles, cufflinks, make-up,
jewelry and what not

But what if one could convert
all the desired assets
into its pure end-value?

Trading in
megapixels for influence
fragrance for presence
chocolate for touch

Turning
designer bags into style
vintage wine into wisdom
books into wit and ideas

Offering
boxes of hugs
gift sets of sex
bottles of shared fun
necklaces of words
sincere and warm

By one magical stroke
turning gadgets and staff
into care, attention and love