It’s the third Thursday of (inter)National Poetry Month and we have yet to indulge ourselves in a Thursday Love Poem. Well, we are overdue, aren’t we? We started this occasional feature back in October with the poem which serves as its flagship piece, “Thursday,” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. If you want to get an…
Tag: Funny
Diary Entry 666 (those aren’t sixes, they are actually upsidedown nines)
Originally posted on The Monkey Prodigy:
Marginal Note: This work was originally written by Edgar Allan Poe. It was never published due to the fact that he knew it was terrible. … Stars will not fall Stars will die out I’ll never adjust my eyes to absolute darkness So, baby, light a candle… as I…
Look! It’s Working! It’s Magic! – Dad and another one of his stupid puns
Jon, Micah and I went for a stroll down by the river last Monday so I could show them the new River Walk in Sunbury, and the amphitheater where I read poetry with the poetesses for the peoples. But the dam had been deflated. No, you read that correctly–deflated. We have, I am told,…
Blog Dude, Bloopers and Spaghetti
So recently Micah and I were looking at some of the blooper reel out takes from my National Poetry Month videos, and I thought it would be fun to post for you the blooper from my reading of Stevie Smith’s poem, “Our Bog is Dood.” The poem is so surreal, and yet so real, and…
Liking Girls (a little) Less than Boys – It Really Does Get Better
Well, the tests have been taken by Son One and Son Two. The SAT’s were said to be “Cruel and Unusual.” The PRAXIS was tiring but at least it’s done. Meanwhile both Mom and Dad had some good one-on-one time with members of the trio. I am waiting until the rest of the family arrives…
What I Heard, and What She Said
Work and social schedule has had me a bit tied up this week, and too tired to think or write clearly. So we will continue the poetry discussion tomorrow since I have the day off, if that’s okay with you. I have so many things to do around the house that I will most certainly…
