Day 7 was a lot of fun to record. We enjoyed a good lunch of burgers and dogs and headed up the street for some inspiration and fresh air. Other than the possible reading of “The Kitty-Cat Bird” (Micah’s request), we were really not sure what to expect. Spontaneity was Virginia’s word for the day.
The sidewalk chalk was an idea I got from the lovely Christine at “Life is an Exquisite Journey.”
The quote in chalk was from the final lines of Dr. Suess’s book Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
“Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So…get on your way!”
Micah filmed the reading; I stumbled through filming the rest. Josiah and Jonathan made a valiant attempt at Axis of Awesome‘s “Four Chord Song.” I’m not sure what all Jon was strumming, but I know some of it he just made up spur of the moment. Like I said, it was that kind of day. Giving you any ideas yet for an outing during poetry month? We are thinking a whole group of us at the Marina writing on the sidewalks there could be fun!
The Kitty-Cat Bird
The Kitty-Cat Bird, he sat on a Fence.
Said the Wren, your Song isn’t worth 10 cents.
You’re a Fake, you’re a Fraud, you’re a Hor-rid Pretense!
–Said the Wren to the Kitty-Cat Bird.
You’ve too many Tunes, and none of them Good:
I wish you would act like a bird really should,
Or stay by yourself down deep in the wood,
–Said the Wren to the Kitty-Kat Bird.
You Mew like a Cat, you grate like a Jay:
You squeak like a Mouse that’s lost in the Hay,
I wouldn’t be You for even a day,
–Said the Wren to the Kitty-Cat Bird.
The Kitty-Cat Bird, he moped and he cried.
Then a real cat came with a Mouth so Wide,
That the Kitty-Cat Bird just hopped inside;
–Did the Kitty –the Kitty-Cat Bird.
You’d better not laugh; and don’t say “Pooh!”
Until you have thought this Sad Tale through;
Be sure that whatever you are is you
–Or you’ll end like the Kitty-Cat Bird.
Image of a Carolina Wren by Jack Bulmer from Pixabay
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