Bits and Pieces

   When I think of being read to, I think of little kids and elderly people. But it's actually fun for all ages. My little brother is reading me The Hobbit now (which I mostly forgot what happened), and it's fun! If someone else reads to you, you can do a lot of things at once. First, you're reading a book. Second, you're reading it together, so it's a sort of group activity. Third, your hands are free, so you can do push-ups or alter a shirt or just lay there and rest.

   I suddenly got very tired of writing "The Umbrella," for a few reasons. Helen is starting to annoy me, things are getting too calm, and...I don't know. My writing style is starting to get boring. O.o So I took a break and wrote a poem. I wrote it specifically to be set to music and worked harder on rhythm and sound than on deep metaphors and ingenious rhymes. I haven't had it critiqued or anything, so here it is in it's raw form.

Goodbye, blue, blue sky

So dry, without a cloud in sight

Goodbye, sitting

Out on the front porch licking blue popsicles

Goodbye, time

To buy or lose or waste on sleep

It’s been a long, long season

Scorching sun every day--I thought it’d never end

Now I’m feeling down cause I’m moving on, yeah, that’s the reason

Goodbye, summer

With your late, late nights and later mornings

Goodbye, floating

On the river, in the rain, and getting burnt

Goodbye, reading

For hours on end in perfect silence

It’s been a long, long season

Scorching sun every day--I thought it’d never end

Now I’m feeling down cause I’m leaving you behind, yeah, that’s the reason

Goodbye, long summer

   Btw, I love feedback. I always have. My favorite part of middle and high school English was reading teachers' comments on my work. So what do you think? What topics are you most interested in? Do you agree or disagree with my reflections? Also, I'd be happy to read your writing, if you want to share it!