Poetry

I like poetry. I honestly do.

I am saddened to see, when we do a poetry unit in English class, that so many people grumble about poems. I find them beautiful, and there is so much below the surface of most poems... more than one might get if he or she were to just skim over the poem.

Evidently, I also write poetry, but I believe that my love of it is not correlated specifically with the fact that I write. I mean, I'm sure that my adoration is in some way correlated with my actual writing, but I've loved reading since before I could write, and I suppose it is my ability to write that has strengthened my love and appreciation for literature and writing of all sorts.

This is not to say I love every poem in the world. I don't. But I like poetry as a more general category, as a concept that one can analyze and explore.

Wonders of the World

Sometimes, when I wake up early, the sun hasn't quite risen yet.
The light it provides when it finally does rise is beautiful.

Sometime I'd like to go outside early in the morning and watch a proper sunrise, to see the beauty that our world does have. The beauty that is overlooked.

Because we too often overlook the simple parts of life. I think that that is part of why I love childcare so much. I love going for walks with kids I teach or babysit, they will stop to look at the cracks in the sidewalk, or a small bug on the playground. These are things that so many of us simply overlook, because we are too busy rushing from place to place.

There is always time to look around oneself, to take in the sheer wonder that the world holds in it.

Which is part of why I love walking. Walking puts me right in the midst of the wonder that is the world. I can breathe fresh air and look around me with hopes of absorbing some of the wonder that the world has.

I long to climb onto a roof (with permission of course) and watch a sunset and sleep there for the night, and wake up early enough to see the sunrise.

There is so much to experience in our world, and if we were to slow down, even if only for a moment, we'd be able to glean at least a small part of it, making us more aware and more connected.

In Which I Ramble: Words

Being both a reader and a writer, I love words.

I love learning new ones, I develop favorites, and I try to use them as much as I can.

One I recently discovered was 'lethologica' which means the inability to recall a precise word at a given time.
Another is zenzizenzizenzic which is a mathematical expression that represents a number raised to the eighth power.

And so on, and so forth.

I just find the construction of words so interesting, and I am amazed at the sheer number of words that exist. Words for things one would never think that they'd need a word for...

The Notebook of Quotes

Recently I started a notebook in which I can keep track of interesting/inspiring/funny quotes. I started it because I will often be reading or listening to music, or watching a TV show, and I hear/see a quote I really like, but I have nothing to write it down on.

So I solved my problem, and so long as I remember to bring the notebook with me wherever I go, I'm all set. I just love quotes, and I feel as though I need some sort of funny/strange hobby, and if collecting quotes is one of my hobbies, then there I go.

There are currently only four quotes in it, but I look forward to putting more in.

Also, the notebook may also be used for poems, stories, or small drawings. I shall not limit myself to only quotes.

There really is nothing like writing in a new notebook.

In Which I Ramble: Travel

I have so many places that I want to go to---

to meet new people, and learn about different cultures,

to speak different languages, and try new foods--

to go to bookstores and other shops,

and to walk in nature, or in the city.

Anywhere.


I love travel more than I can put into words. The very thought of it makes me smile so greatly, I just want to buy a plane ticket to anywhere, and go! It's not that I want to escape--travel with family or friends is utterly wonderful as well.

While I look forward to all aspects of college, one thing I look forward to most of all is "travel abroad".

Perchance

Perchance, a rainbow
lives beyond the clouds,

where the little girls and boys
want to
run to
so that they can be happy.

Perchance, there exists a blanket,
so warm and
so soft that
it's worth analyzing

for English class.

And Perchance, there is a day
just cool enough
to warrant the use
of a sweater,

but not too cold.

Perchance there is a teacup,
filled of tea
warmed just right,

sweet, but not too sweet.

Perchance.

(c) January 2012

In which I am a Hamlet fangirl

I've already said I love Shakespeare. But I adore Hamlet.

We're currently reading it in AP Literature, and oh my goodness it makes me so happy. (This is the third time I've read it, but now I get to actually do analysis on it and everything!!!)

Yesterday I spent a bit of time finding Hamlet videos on YouTube, just because I could, and I had my dad order me Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead from my town's bookstore.

I also came up with a couple name for Hamlet and Ophelia. Omelet.

That's all I have to say on the subject for now...

Happy New Year!

So, it's another year. 2012.

I get the importance of a new year, but even watching the ball drop on TV doesn't really mean much to me. I mean, yeah, it's pretty weird that we are in another year, but today is just the tomorrow of yesterday, but when we write the date, we now must put a 12 or 2012 at the end instead of an 11.

I don't want to be a pessimist, I do find it amazing how we, as an entire world, celebrate life on this one special evening/morning. That is something to look at. There is no other day when the whole world erupts in celebration over the course of a day, as it becomes a new year.

And of course, I've made resolutions. So many people do, and I really do want to try to stick to them... I'll give you a few of them:

• Write at least five poems a week, or a short story.
• Really start learning a third language (I know English and some French). I'm not sure exactly which language this will be quite yet, but I do have a few ideas.
• Turn off all technology and meditate/do yoga at least once a day for at least 15 minutes.
• Go for as many walks as I can.
• Read as many of Shakespeare's plays as I can.
• Read Ulysses.
• Cook and bake more.
• Play my Ukulele at least once a day for at least 15 minutes.
• Write a research paper (or two) just for the fun of it.

Those are my main ones, we shall see how this year goes. It's a big one for me--graduating high school and going off to college. Yipes.