I was introduced to poetry, as many of you were, in grade school. Later, I matriculated and a professor furthered my studying on the subject. Those two experiences were remarkably different. How? Well...
photo by ldyck
Studying Poetry
The first time I studied poetry
I was encouraged to
think
feel like a poet
I was rewarded with
Well done, Leanne
Insightful
And I felt like
a genius
poetry was part of me
The second time I studied poetry
I was taught that
poetry
was a bug
to be
di-s-sect-ed
I was chastised with
Not that
The poet clearly didn't mean that
And I felt like
a foreigner in a strange land
clearly, I didn't get it
And so now
I've decided
not to study poetry
but simply
to enjoy it
written the morning of 11/18/2024
photo by Byron Dyck
Sunday, January 26
Making Giant Snowballs (children's story)
Making Giant Snowballs encourages children to show acceptance and kindness--especially to people who are different from themselves.
