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Monday, April 06, 2009

An Ode to Humiliation

I remembered today that April is National Poetry Month. Yay! In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd dig into my elementary school archives and share one of my ancient poems with you, my darling readers.

I chose a piece titled, fittingly enough, "Poems." Here goes:

Poems paint a picture
Deep within the mind.
You can see them easily,
Even if you are blind.

Poems are like the wind,
Pushing clouds across the sky
Never staying in one place
They often make you sigh.


Or laugh hysterically, as the case may be.

I'm particularly intrigued by the second stanza's notion of poems never staying in one place. What on earth was I talking about? It's very weird.

Well anyway, there's nothing that says, "Celebrate National Poetry Month" like epically embarrassing yourself. I've obviously done my part, so now you can feel free to write your own poem in honor of National Poetry Day and post it in the comments section. And don't be shy. I mean, come on, look what I wrote. There is no way you can do worse than that.

Although if you can, I'd really appreciate it.

UPDATE: Hey, we've got some fun poems posted, so make sure to click on "Comments" to read them... and then add yours if you haven't already!

12 Comments:

  • At 1:05 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Gracky...I admit, I do have worse ones. They are, fortunately, in storage gathering dust...so I won't bore y'all to death...

    cowgirl

     
  • At 3:03 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Here is my ode, written in first grade. It is so amazing, I have it memorized.

    I have a dog
    He eats like a hog
    He is shaped like a log
    When he walks he gets sick.

    Aunt B

     
  • At 8:18 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    hahaha... i love it! I could do so much worse, but have been having a hard time finding my old poems. It may be because I burned them... You were destined to be a writer ;))

     
  • At 8:41 AM , Blogger grackyfrogg said...

    oh my gosh, aunt b, i can't stop laughing! your poem is awesome. the last line gets me every time. LOL.

    interestingly enough, i also have a poem about dogs in my elementary school archive. it's almost as "good" as the one about poems:

    Dogs are friendly,
    They love you a lot!
    They love to be petted
    They're the friends you have sought.


    uh, yeah!

    btw, if anyone wants to post a poem that was NOT written in elementary school, you're more than welcome!

     
  • At 5:25 PM , Blogger Caroline said...

    I can do it! Only a poem I composed in college after too many brewskis is far worse than any elementary school effort. Here goes:

    I want your spleen
    It's got nice sheen
    I hear its green
    I want your spleen

    Obviously, I learned a lot from my classes!

     
  • At 6:46 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I don't remember how old i was when I wrote this. It was my first poem...I wrote it when I couldn't go to sleep one night because my praents had guests. So here's my first attempt at rhyming haha

    I was playing with a block
    When I looked at the clock
    The time was five
    So I went for a drive
    I saw cats
    And at night I saw bats.

    I'm so grateful that my poems are a whole lot better now :D

    --Donna

     
  • At 9:15 PM , Blogger Beth said...

    My kids at the Boys and Girls Club occasionally write poetry during homework time, and they often make me chuckle. :)

     
  • At 9:53 PM , Blogger grackyfrogg said...

    you guys all rock. this is fun! :)

     
  • At 1:32 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    OK, I got shamefully dramatic as a teen girl- so here's one of those pining poems I wrote back then..

    Looking out into the crowd I can see your face
    So many times I've looked & longed
    to feel your warm embrace
    But through the crowd in your eyes
    I'm just another face

    Not much time together,sentimental thoughts are few
    But hopes and dreams are many of times I'll be with you

    So in your unfamiliar heart for me is there a place?
    Or do you see me every day as just another face?

    Did I sound like a stalker or what? No wonder this guy ran the other way!
    (I am SOOO not leaving my name!)

     
  • At 7:17 AM , Anonymous eldila said...

    I blame English teachers, making you write poetry whether you want to or not. The only brilliant effusion of mine I remember is this critical analysis from my freshman year:

    the poem about the red wheelbarrow
    has about as much meaning
    as this one

    So there, William Carlos Williams!

     
  • At 11:39 AM , OpenID nelsonturf said...

    I hate pain, pain hates me,
    Why should I suffer patiently?

    I love drugs, drugs love me,
    That's how I roll with delivery!

     
  • At 12:31 PM , Anonymous Diane G said...

    I think one of the possible ways to tell a real poet from those who only wrote poetry to satisfy a class assignment is that the real poets actually kept their poetry!

     

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