Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Poetry Day
Stevie Smith - Not Waving But Drowning
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
I know I have posted the next two poems many times before. But they fit my mood today. Also I am including one verse from another poem that is simply brilliant. The poem is too long for me to care to type it out, so check it out on your own if you fancy.
The Road by Russel Edson
There was a road that leads him to go to find a certain time where he sits.
Smokes quietly in the evening by the four legged table wagging its
(well why not) tail, friendly chap.
Hears footsteps, looks to find his own feet gone.
The road absorbs everything with rumors of sleep.
And then he looked for himself and even he was gone.
--Looked for the road and even that...
The Fall by Russel Edson
There was a man who found two leaves and came indoors holding
them out saying to his parents that he was a tree.
To which they said then go into the yard and do not row in the living
room as your roots may ruin the carpet.
He said I was fooling I am not a tree and he dropped his leaves.
But his parents said look it is fall.
The Dainty One by Russel Edson
"...One feels that things are about to change. I have felt this way all my life. It
is a readiness that robs every act of meaning, making every situation
obsolete, putting the present into the past..."
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he's dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh, no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.
I know I have posted the next two poems many times before. But they fit my mood today. Also I am including one verse from another poem that is simply brilliant. The poem is too long for me to care to type it out, so check it out on your own if you fancy.
The Road by Russel Edson
There was a road that leads him to go to find a certain time where he sits.
Smokes quietly in the evening by the four legged table wagging its
(well why not) tail, friendly chap.
Hears footsteps, looks to find his own feet gone.
The road absorbs everything with rumors of sleep.
And then he looked for himself and even he was gone.
--Looked for the road and even that...
The Fall by Russel Edson
There was a man who found two leaves and came indoors holding
them out saying to his parents that he was a tree.
To which they said then go into the yard and do not row in the living
room as your roots may ruin the carpet.
He said I was fooling I am not a tree and he dropped his leaves.
But his parents said look it is fall.
The Dainty One by Russel Edson
"...One feels that things are about to change. I have felt this way all my life. It
is a readiness that robs every act of meaning, making every situation
obsolete, putting the present into the past..."
Monday, January 25, 2010
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Things I am good at:
Lately I have been bombarded with negative thoughts and opinions. So I am going to replace those with good thoughts and things I am good at.
1. I am really good at driving (you may think not, but it's true!)
2. Make excellent home made pizza, cookies, and perfect al dente pasta
3. working with my hands
4. putting on eye makeup
5. time management
6. getting deals at the grocery store
7. finding the fastest route and rerouting
8. parking perfectly straight
1. I am really good at driving (you may think not, but it's true!)
2. Make excellent home made pizza, cookies, and perfect al dente pasta
3. working with my hands
4. putting on eye makeup
5. time management
6. getting deals at the grocery store
7. finding the fastest route and rerouting
8. parking perfectly straight
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
perspective shift and reshift
I am focusing on today and not tomorrow, what I have already accomplished and not what I have yet to accomplish. I will worry about that when tomorrow becomes today. I will also cover my days in prayer and petition with thanksgiving.
Philippians 4:4-7
Because I believe in a God who delivers, who is near, and who wants good for me.
Philippians 4:4-7
Because I believe in a God who delivers, who is near, and who wants good for me.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
spare time!?
I have 30 minutes of freedom, but I don't know what to say... so hello!
Okay I think I will go to the library now. =)
Okay I think I will go to the library now. =)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
a story of honorable violence!
We watched Fist of Legend last night. I decided that Jet Li is the coolest looking man ever and if he were to burst into my house with his fists loaded with kung fu, I would probably pee my pants.
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