Update: November 2005
Hello everybody,
As I mentioned last time I’m shooting for a monthly update and here it is. The holidays are upon and I know everybody’s busy. So I’ll hit the highlights. As many of you know last month I sort of widened the “audience” if you will. Even some of my closest friends had no clue that I was writing something other than a money management book or high school lesson plans. The response has been very encouraging from many of you and I truly appreciate that. I did have to field my share of emails from friends asking if I was all right. I guess some of the poetry was a little “heavy” on the sad and melancholy. All I can say to that is, when that’s what the muse gives you…you just have to go with it.
So, in order to show that I do have a fun side, I wrote a little ode to my Morning Cup of Joe. I played with it a bit and although most of my poetry doesn’t rhyme much, this one is my own little ode to Dr. Seuss. Believe me, I fall way short of the good Doctor, but if you put your tongue firmly in cheek, I think you’ll find it funny. The other two new poems, go back to my usual M.O. One poem, The lonely girl was inspired by this student I happen to see almost every day that I walk to my classroom. The other is called Walk Away. I’ll let that one speak for itself. The only curious thing about this one is that it sat in the depths of my laptop for 6 months under a different title. When I rediscovered it, it took 10 minutes to rework and finish it. The muse spoke loudly.
The essay this month, In this season of happiness and joy, is all about happiness…well, not really…more the lack of it and our constant search for it. But I think in it’s own way it’s an affirmation of the human condition. Either that or it’s just me venting on the downside from caffeine high.
One last thing, if you want to expose your kids to poetry, why not make it fun. Check out my Literary website of the month on the main page of the blog. Just scroll down a bit. Or just point your browser to Giggle Poetry. Oh, and if you don’t have kids, check it out anyway; you’ll be smiling in no time.
See? I’m not a downer. I just write that way. ☺
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Literary Website: Poetry for kids
Poetry Daily features a new poem daily. I looked through their "previously on Poetry Daily" link and perused some of the poems. I liked many of them, but the quality can be a bit uneven, but I'm willing to admit that it may simply be an issue of taste. Either way, I recommend you bookmark this site and add a bit of poetry to your day.
Giggle Poetry is just a fun site that has the aim of introducing poetry to children and making it fun. The topics range from dogs eating homework, to teachers boiling their textbooks. It's a fun website for kids and for adults that still have a little kid in them. I highly recommend it.
Take a look at those sites and tell me what you think.
Roberto
