Pantoum: a pantoum is a malay form. It is written in quatrains and repeats whole lines in an interlocking pattern. The second and fourth lines of any stanza become the first and third lines of the stanza that follows. An ideal pantoum will end with the poem’s opening line- creating a kind of circle. Pantoums [...]
Entries from October 2002
Wednesday October 30, 2002
October 30, 2002
pantoum ~ living by the fist
October 29, 2002
Pantoum: a pantoum is a malay form. It is written in quatrains and repeats whole lines in an interlocking pattern. The second and fourth lines of any stanza become the first and third lines of the stanza that follows. An ideal pantoum will end with the poem’s opening line- creating a kind of circle. [...]
Tuesday October 29, 2002
October 29, 2002
Deer
“Doe, a deer, a female deer…”
I’ve lived with deer in my life one way or another since the day I was born, I think. I’ve lived in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States nearly all of my life and with that come the opportunities of seeing, touching, and hearing white-tailed and mule [...]
Friday October 25, 2002
October 25, 2002
Sensitive
“I was thinking that I might fly todayJust to disprove all the things that you sayIt doesn’t take a talent to be meanYour words can crush things that are unseen”
I don’t think it’s a secret. I’m a sensitive girl. Well, I’m sure it’s not a secret within my writing. I write as if [...]
deer
October 25, 2002
“Doe, a deer, a female deer…”
I’ve lived with deer in my life one way or another since the day I was born, I think. I’ve lived in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States nearly all of my life and with that come the opportunities of [...]
sensitive
October 24, 2002
“I was thinking that I might fly today
Just to disprove all the things that you say
It doesn’t take a talent to be mean
Your words can crush things that are unseen”
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Thursday October 24, 2002
October 24, 2002
Ceremony
“From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.”– Helen Hayes (b. 1900), American actress, Academy Award winner
I’m pretty shy about being a part of ceremonies or even being publicly recognized for things. I don’t [...]
ceremony
October 23, 2002
Ceremony
“From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.”
– Helen Hayes (b. 1900), American actress, Academy Award winner
I’m pretty shy about being a part of ceremonies or even being publicly recognized for things. I don’t really [...]
doctors
October 23, 2002
Since I’m in the midsts of doctor visits, needles, and x-rays, my entries will probably be about that. Some of these I wrote a week or two ago and just didn’t share because…well, just because.
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Doctors
“If doctors ever tell you that you’ve ‘flipped out,’ don’t believe them, and just keep on doing what you were doing, [...]
Wednesday October 23, 2002
October 23, 2002
Since I’m in the midsts of doctor visits, needles, and x-rays, my entries will probably be about that. Some of these I wrote a week or two ago and just didn’t share because…well, just because.
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Doctors
“If doctors ever tell you that you’ve ‘flipped out,’ don’t believe them, and just keep on doing what you were [...]