Dear Eng 222 classmates,
I hope that everyone knows that I read all of their submissions. I read every post/reply on blackboard and every post/comment on the blogs. I do not always reply because it can become time consuming; however, if I feel my grade will benefit or I just cannot keep my thoughts to myself then I will reply or comment. I often feel as if I may be the only one in each class I attend that puts forth the effort to listen to everyone. I think by absorbing as much as I can from each classmate that I may possibly "get" as much as can be offered by each course I attend. I marvel at some of the more organized and focused blogs. I am not sure I could stay on one particular topic as these entail. I apologize for the often random-what's interesting in O'livie's life posts of mine. I've frequently considered the entries with minimal word count; I wonder if those students feel they have nothing substantial to "say." I would like for these great minds to know that your word is very important to me. Please do not hesitate putting your thoughts and opinions on display because if nothing else matters-I will appreciate reading what is on your mind. So...
Write, write, you silly fools.
You're not the latter word
as you use literary tools.
The quiet and refrained
keep me hungry with intrigue.
I sit here and starve
for words left disdained.
Those feeling you have
unwritten cause my fatigue.
Fore, moments of thought
leave them not contained.
Write, write, as free as a bird.
You have become my temporary muse
so quit the words of literary drought.
I spend entirely too much time on the internet reading things. I read recipes, crafty instructions, book reviews, personal woes, and lately blogs. (And not just American Lit blogs for our class.) I was pointed toward one blog in particular the other day and I felt it was worthy of sharing. Maybe it is not American Lit related but I can twist anything into a knot so contorted that it makes sense. (I dabble in macrame a little with the rest of my "crafts.") I am sure many of us are and many of us are not married. But, I can assure you, marriage has touched our life in ways stronger than we can express. Not all, but most have parents did this matrimonial dance (whether the duo kept dancing is beside the point). And think about it, is love and matrimony not the number one drive in great literature?
Marriage Isn't For You
Wow, the little quick poem has terrible flow. My apologies for the choppy read.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is better than mine would've been. I think you have gained the title of serial reader. whenever I blog something I always wait to see what comment you'll come up with.
ReplyDeleteThat is funny. My aunt named me a Serial English Student. I am terrible about it. Sadly, the chaos in my life has thrown quite the array of wrenches into my academic gears. I feel like every semester throws a glitch of some sort or another into my progress. I am beginning to think those are all excuses, and not very good ones I might add. We should have even more fun in our next Literary adventure starting January. And yes, I will be reading everything once again.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I don't look at every single post and/or comment and the fact that you take the time to look at each one is remarkable! I don't think I could. I don't have the patients. If something doesn't spark my interest in the first few sentences I have a hard time continuing to read. I have tried and tried my whole life to be a reader but I just can't do it. I think it might be because no matter how interesting I find something, when I sit down to read, my eyes get very heavy. There have been a few books that I have read for pleasure and they kept my interest but I couldn't keep my eyes open. I'm not sure what to do about this problem but it is really annoying that I can't read more than a few paragraphs without having to stand up and do a few jumping jacks to wake myself up!
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