Words and images - powerful elements of our everyday life. Most of the time we take them for granted, but sometimes something happens to make you aware of how important they are... and how thankful you are to have the opportunity to use or appreciate them. Here lies some of my words and pictures (which are untouched apart from cropping, unless I've said otherwise) - Please add your words to mine, and leave a comment. Thanks for visiting!
As someone interested in history, when I find a good story I want to share it. As a lover of life, I want to preserve it.
7th November 2007
7th November 2006
24th December 2006
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My dad once gave me some advice.
He said that, as you walk along the road, most people look only along the road in the direction they are aiming for, and miss all the beautiful scenery to the sides....
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13 Comments:
I love this! Great rhyme and rhythm and very fanciful ideas! You should make an audio recording of you reading all your kids' pieces.
Why thank you, MOI! Very nice of you to say so...
I don't think this is one of my best kiddie verses, but I kinda like the idea of the school disappearing :-D
I'm not sure about the recording idea - I think the interpretation of someone's poems / rhymes are internal... you put your own 'voice-over' on it. And then, when you hear the 'author' bumbling over it, it detracts from the rythm you've created in your own mind? Does that make sense?
Might play with the idea, though, and see what it sounds like :-)
With three mini-red-dirt-kitties, and two full grown red-dirt-cats, it's not surprising you keep running out of milk! :-)
Though it sounds like you might have a little mouse (or mice?) in the house, nibbling away at all your bits 'n' bobs...
Oh what a great poem. I so enjoyed reading it. How very fun and joyful. Thanks for sharing. Kleptomania must be staying in my home now...... or they have a twin?
I think Kleptomania gets around... she does seem to visit so many people I know :-D
Tell you the truth, I've been very wary of putting this one, and some of the others, up because they're not as polished as I'd like them to be... but I still got to do the 'clear-out'... so, whether they're ready or not, here they come! :-)
That could be part of the lesson for kids a bit older...the very thing you're talking about...the follow-up is having some of them read it..(could be in groups) and then they write a short piece and trade it to hear someone else read it..then they all comment on how they liked to hear themread by others, and by the authors themselves.
I always like reading my own stuff because I know how I want to read it and how I meant it as it was written. I wrote a poem when I got married and the best man read it, but I should have! He screwed up some words!
The little ones are so forgiving and love to be read to!
Mother of Invention - always the teacher, huh? It's instinctual, isn't it! :-)
I know what you mean, though, it is part of the process of understanding. I guess I just haven't the confidence in myself to do it justice (I'm actually the antithesis of a 'good public speaker'!) If you were talking to someone else, I'd be right by your side agreeing with you :-D
I also know what you mean about reading your poem yourself... It's certainly happened to me before that when I've listened to someone read one of my poems, there were parts of it that grated on my nerves - my muse cringed and swore never to give me inspiration again, if that's what I was going to do with it!!! :-)
Outstanding! I can't imagine whats not to like about this... it stole my heart.
Wow!!!!
i just cant believe it! Youa re sooo talented. That ws one heck of a poem.!
:-D Such wit, Steve! In fact, because you said that, I'm going to put Zombie Necropolis on next! There's lots of body bits getting stolen in that...
Mystic Rose - you're making me blush! Thank you for the compliment, especially from one who has a whole lot of talent herself!
This poem fits me in many ways. I'm losing things constantly, but of course that is not from Kleptomania, but my being absent minded :-)
I wish sometimes I could make my college disappear :-)
Nicely done! Here is three cheers for Kleptomania!!!
:-D
I'll send Kleptomania over, M. Shahin!
Did Oscar eat the toothpaste and sweets too? :-)
You've got a holiday next week? Ooo, lucky you. We had a school break a few weeks ago, so not another until Christmas. Doing anything interesting?
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