Archives for: May 2007
Lisa
05/31/07
05/31/07
A Pun Date With Mr. Baker
My friend set me up on a blind date with her friend Mr. Baker. She said he had a lot of dough. That made my interest rise. It’s not that I knead a man with bread. It would just be nice if two people brought home the baking and fried dough up in the pan.… more »
Lisa
05/30/07
05/30/07
Who Killed Uncle Charlie?
The Branson family members sat speechless around the chalk outline on the drawing room floor where their formerly rich and living relative lay moments before with a knife in his back.
The inspector entered the room. "I'm glad you're all here," he said… more »
"Someone has stolen my cheese!" a woman screamed.
The inspector quickly arrived on the scene. (He lived next door.) "Who do you suspect?" he asked.
"The only creatures in the house were a dog, a mouse, a fish, and a hyena," she answered.
"Hmmmmm… more »
Lisa
05/28/07
05/28/07
Color Metaphor Poem: Green
Green is life
It's photosynthesis
It's jungles and rainforests
And seaweed
And tree frogs
Green is growing
It's vines
It's new leaves
And fresh shoots
Of grass
Green is softness
It's a field of clover
It's lily pads
And palm fronds
And… more »
Lisa
05/25/07
05/25/07
Dark Grey Day
I climbed out of the van. I held the package out in front of me with both hands. I don't remember it being a warm day, but the wrapping paper was moist and sticky beneath my fingers.
The house loomed before me. I knew it well: a big, white, two-story… more »
Lisa
05/24/07
05/24/07
Fork in the Road
Most people who arrive
At two paths in the road
Would choose one
And have some fun
Seeing where it might go
I too would choose
But then get confused
And return back to the fork
After choosing left
I'd rethink my steps
Going back would be my… more »
Lisa
05/23/07
05/23/07
Durham Shock
When I moved to Durham, North Carolina, I experienced an immediate culture shock. The city was big, hot, flat, noisy, and scary. A stark contrast to the rural, mountain living I was used to. I regretted the move as soon as I’d made it that hot, humid Jul… more »
I caught a fish so big, it was the size of a whale. Seriously, a whale. Well, maybe a pygmy whale, but still a whale.
It was the size of a house. Really! A house! Maybe a two bedroom mobile home, but that's still a house.
This fish was roomy inside… more »
You may be expecting stories about learning Braille, eating while blindfolded, leading persons with visual impairment up stairs properly, learning about technology and low vision aids, and watching talent shows or games of beepball. All interesting and i… more »
Lisa
05/18/07
05/18/07
Get Your Sleep - Or Else!
You should always get eight hours of sleep a night, because if you don't bad things will happen.
Sure, you won't be well-rested and you won't be thinking clearly and you might run into large, inanimate objects (like the refrigerator) or large, animat… more »
Lisa
05/17/07
05/17/07
Golden Dragon
Golden dragon
Always stands out
But more so on a rainy day
He breathes black smoke
And wheezes
Flashes red eyes
The other creatures take notice
And stop in their tracks
They wait for the yellow giant
He watches them closely
His eyes dim… more »
Lisa
05/16/07
05/16/07
Alphabet Poems
Lily llama
Makes music
Nobody likes to hear
Only when she stops singing is there
Peace and
Quiet!
A stormy summer night
Bats raced across the sky
Cats crossed my path
Dogs howled at the moon
Elephants bounced on a trampoline and
Flew past… more »
Lisa
05/15/07
05/15/07
Sonnet Shakespeare-Style
When I have fears that I may cease to be
And think who'll witness my last fleeting breath,
I remember the love you have for me,
How life with you might not be worse than death.
With age, I might need one to lean upon,
Someone to drive me to the hosp… more »
I was late to class, because I was abducted by aliens
I was abducted by aliens, because they were looking for intelligent life on earth
They were looking for intelligent life on earth, because they hadn't found any yet
They hadn't found any yet, becau… more »
Lisa
05/11/07
05/11/07
Metaphor Mystery Poems
Instructions: The following poems are a series of metaphors for an object. Can you guess the subject of each poem? The answers are below, written backwards.
Poem 1:
Cotton balls
Fuzzy rabbit tails
Grandfather’s whiskers
Spun sugar
White paint… more »
Lisa
05/10/07
05/10/07
Season Poem: Winter
Winter is white
like a blank sheet of paper
It feels like being wrapped in blankets.
It sounds like holiday music.
It smells like chimney smoke.
It tastes like hot chocolate.
I love the first snow fall, but I am happy when Spring comes. more »
Lisa
05/09/07
05/09/07
Sock and Shoe Speak
"Oh no!" said my sock,
"What a smell!
You need a bath, Mr. Shoe.
I can tell!"
"I'm leather," said Shoe.
"I don't smell.
Your dryer sheet stink!
I'm unwell!"
"I need a clothespin,"
said the sock.
"It's the only way
that we will walk."
S… more »
Lisa
05/08/07
05/08/07
Color Metaphor Poem: Yellow
Yellow is sunshine
pollen from the pine tree
honey of the hive
back of the bumblebee
the Autumn moon
It's springtime
and warmth
and a hug
in your mother's arms
It's joy and it's love
Yellow is
buttercups and daffodils
smiling up at me
e… more »
Lisa
05/07/07
05/07/07
Being the Thing Poems: Pencil
I came in a package of twelve
You took me out first
And I was your favorite
You used me on all your exams
Until the day
You lent me to the kid
Who sits behind you
He tapped me rapidly
He gnawed me repeatedly
And when the period was over
And he… more »
Environment
Essential, Life-giving
Polluting, Losing, Dying
Save our planet quickly!
Life
The Cafeteria
Noisy, Crowded
Eating, Drinking, Talking
Too Loud For Me
Lunchroom more »
Lisa
05/03/07
05/03/07
Movie: Eeyore's Birthday Party
Eeyore's 44th Birthday Party was a wild event.
Want to get a taste of the festivities? I made the following movie of our photos and video footage:
Eeyore's 44th Birthday Party Movie
More on Eeyore's Birthday party tomorrow. more »
I wrote half of these while teaching. The others I wrote recently for my Short Short Writing Challenges on Facebook.
There was a young man with a jeep
Who drove 'cross a river quite deep
He was swept off his course
By the river's strong force
And… more »
Springtime on my roof
Baby birds learning to fly
Trying out new wings
Catfish in the pond
Whiskers brush the mud bottom
Eluding the hooks
Maples in Autumn
Trees dancing in a cold wind
Colorfully dressed
Ocean waves crashing
Leavi… more »
When I taught middle school language arts, of course, I covered poetry and it's many forms. And of course I had to write some examples of my own. Because I didn't want to be left out of the fun, and it was a good way to teach by example.
I'll be posti… more »
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