If I blogged as often as I think about blogging, I’d do little else. I started this blog because, most of my life, I’ve chided myself for not keeping a journal. I always felt somewhat deficient. I was an English major, for heavens sake. English majors are supposed to read and [...]
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Readin’, Writin’ — No ‘Rithmatic
Posted in books, life, poetry, teaching, writing on August 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The World of DVDs and Books
Posted in books, life, poetry on March 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m a movie buff. I’ve loved them since I was a kid. It was such a treat to go spend an afternoon or evening in a darkened theatre with the imagination fueled by giant images and the tummy fueled by popcorn and soda pop. It was a delight then and it still is.
Since [...]
Barn Kids
Posted in Family, poetry on March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The barn was their holy castle.
Like serfs cooling in the summer moat
the cousins dove into the fresh hay.
From below they gazed up
where strung from one side of the loft to the other
a heavy rope.
The pages learned first to dangle with a dead grip on the rope
dropping down into the mounds of hay.
With years and growth [...]
