“Shake the Dust”
In the absence of a Child of the Kaites chapter this week, I’d like to share with you a Spoken Word that I’ve used with my students this week. Hopefully it can inspire you :)
In the absence of a Child of the Kaites chapter this week, I’d like to share with you a Spoken Word that I’ve used with my students this week. Hopefully it can inspire you :)
Sorry for the slight inconsistency in my posting recently. School’s been getting crazy as Easter Break approaches—but break is next week, so I’ll hopefully return to my regular blog scheduling then (i.e. new posts on Sundays and Wednesdays). This is admittedly a couple days late, but I wanted to take some time to think about…
I had to write a poem using a metaphor and/or simile for my class. It shouldn’t be that hard, right? Basically every poem I’ve written is or has a metaphor. No, it was very hard. This is all I could come up with: Laziness You are a Bradford pear tree in bloom, Branches abounding…
Come, the gentle swaying trees, The fresh, cool breeze, The foaming seas, The buzzing, busy, happy bees. . Come, the rainbow in the sky, The mountain high, The home-made pie, The song-bird singing as it flies. . Come, the calm, patt’ring showers, The old towers, The fresh flowers, The joyous solitude hours. . Come, the…
It’s funny how much I always need to be reminded of the basics in life. The most fundamental truths I forget the easiest. Bible verses that should fill my mind and heart always, I forget for months at a time. This just happened again. Around me recently there has been much debate over how to…
I promised you a lot of poems, and so I must deliver :) Here’s a new one! Several years back, there were really bad brush fires where I lived. For no apparent reason, I thought of them and had to write this poem. I am a sentinel at the second-floor window watching the amber tongues…
In a couple of days, I graduate, and a few days after that, I start my first full-time job. It’s an office job, a “real,” nine-to-five job. Everyone keeps asking, “What are your plans for life? Where do you want to be in five years, ten years? What are your goals?” I guess this is…
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