Archives for: June 2007
Lisa
06/26/07
06/26/07
Lightning Strike
The weather here has been very interesting lately. It will rain, then the sun will come out, then the sky will cloud over, then it will be sunny, then it will rain again. All within minutes or hours.
Last weekend, we were eating outside, enjoying the… more »
Lisa
06/25/07
06/25/07
Sitting in the Dentist Chair
I'm tipped back
My mouth is open
It widens and closes
In response to the tools
That arrive
To scale, to polish, to spray
The ceiling is white and plain
Nothing to see there
No tiles to count
My eyes roll back
For an upside down view
Of som… more »
Lisa
06/22/07
06/22/07
Spring Rain
I look to the sky
and feel the soft, gentle kisses
of the raindrops
Touch my head, my face, my eyelashes
And I want to dance
In the sidewalk puddles
as Gene Kelley did
In the film Singing in the Rain
I want to race wildly
Through the woods… more »
Lisa
06/21/07
06/21/07
Color Metaphor Poem: Orange
Orange is a hot summer day
It's a strenuous hike to a well-earned view
Of a rugged stone pinnacle
Orange is a twisting canyon
Of jutting peaks
A sunset frozen in time, in a rock wall
Orange is satisfaction
From sweat and strain
The awe-inspir… more »
Lisa
06/20/07
06/20/07
Orange is Shapely
Orange is a Square
Accent Throw Pillow
Cheddar Cracker
Slice of American Cheese
Orange is a Triangle
Obstacle Course Cone
Road Warning Sign
Slice of Pumpkin Pie
Orange is a Circle
Beach Ball
Setting Sun
Autumn Moon
Juicy Peach
Navel O… more »
Lisa
06/19/07
06/19/07
Rhyming With Orange
While I viewed Stonehenge II
I had a lozenge chew
Which had an orange hue
I saw a condor plunge
It was a poor lunge
For a bright floor sponge
The color was orange
He must have been confused
By that vibrant orange hue
I hid my lozenge chew
A… more »
Lisa
06/18/07
06/18/07
Poetic License
Stonehenge
Lozenge
Poor Lunge
Floor Sponge
Condor Plunge
Hardcore Grunge
Who says
Nothing rhymes
With Orange? more »
Lisa
06/15/07
06/15/07
It's Just Common Senses
I wrote this play to explain how the senses work - with the middle school age level in mind.
Yup, it's hokey, informative, and includes a vulture! ;-)
It's Just Common Senses: Your Senses and How They Keep You Safe more »
Lisa
06/14/07
06/14/07
Thank You For Waking Me Up
I was asleep
dreaming a dream
of how my life could be
Didn't know it could be reality
Thank you for waking me up
Didn't know it could be this way
I could make myself happy
Now I'm smiling every day
Thank you for waking me up
Now life isn't… more »
Lisa
06/13/07
06/13/07
The Smell of Soap Suds
The smell of soap
Makes me think of bubble baths
And puppy baths
And the inevitable people baths
When puppy pulls me in the bath
Soapy suds more »
The dripping
Of that faucet
And the ticking
Of that clock
And the tapping
Of that pencil
I wish it all
Would stop
And that bubbling
Water cooler
And the beeping
Of that fax
And the humming
Of that fan
I wish I could
Relax
But the rin… more »
Lisa
06/11/07
06/11/07
Rushing Time
Time rushes past my fingertips
Like grains of sand
I can't clutch nor gather
Any hold I have is an illusion
It falls away and drifts downstream
And I wonder how
It made its way to the ocean
When did it wash away
And will it return to me
On the n… more »
Lisa
06/08/07
06/08/07
Color Metaphor Poem: Grey
Grey is a rain cloud about to burst
It's a silver lining that's been tarnished
By endless stormy weather
Grey is a hard stone
It's a treeless mountaintop
It's emptiness and solitude
Grey is the head of a sledgehammer
Shattering a boulder
Into… more »
We saw lots of critters when we visited the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in May: butterflies, dragonflies, bees, moths, a caterpillar, fish, a turtle, and a snake!
Here's a movie of the Wildflower Center visitors we saw: Butterflies and Other W… more »
Lisa
06/07/07
06/07/07
Movie: Devil's Backbone Views
Over Memorial day weekend, Ronak and I took a scenic drive down Devil's Backbone in Texas's Hill Country. This winding road (RR 32) has views of valleys and hills to the right as you drive west.
I made a short movie of our footage: Devil's Backbone Vi… more »
Lisa
06/07/07
06/07/07
Necessary Distraction
A baby is born into the house of a mother and father who are unable to communicate with one another. But his parents are well-meaning, so what could be the harm?
Find out in my short story, Necessary Distraction.
I may be just a baby, but I can sen… more »
Lisa
06/06/07
06/06/07
Court Case 420
Ronak and I collaborated on the following play. The plot and details are his. I just executed his ideas.
Front of Stage (Steps Outside Court Building)
Reporter:
This is Mr. Chakrborty from Kal Tak, reporting from the steps of the… more »
I wish it weren't so gray outside
I wish it weren't raining
I wish I weren't so sleepy
I wish I could concentrate
I wish I could keep my eyes open
I wish I hadn't dozed off
I wish I hadn't drooled on my desk
I wish I didn't have keyboard impress… more »
Lisa
06/04/07
06/04/07
Wasted Time
Wasted time I used to own
I didn't value, left it alone
And no more is there to receive
For us to share, yes, you and me
I thought my existence was eternal
Life's seasons always would be vernal
Winters cold and empty'd never come
But I was wrong… more »
Lisa
06/03/07
06/03/07
Echoes in My Head
Lately I've been thinking and gradually been sinking
Down into the depths of my despair
I wonder if I'd been different, shown a thanks that proved sufficient
You, perhaps, would still be here
I begin to madly blame myself, and then I sadly pain mys… more »
Lisa
06/01/07
06/01/07
Roses Are Red
Violets are trampled
Roses are crushed
Through my fair garden
An elephant rushed
Footprints are all
That are left to view
In the garden where
I first met you
The stems are broken
The flowers are dead
But memories thrive
I will not forget more »
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