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| More Slice of Life Stories: Two Writing Teachers |
June 28
Feathers in my Brain
(inspired by Jack, Mrs. Stretchberry,
and, of course, Ms. Sharon Creech)
I was in a funk.
My brain hurt.
Twitter overload,
I think.
I need an escape.
"In my head are so many
bells and buzzes and yips
all jingling and clanking around
bumping into each other.
Very noisy in my head."
Then . . .
to relieve me from
this stress and chaos
I picked up a book
to take meon a journey.
Hate That Cat
by Sharon Creech
was the perfect
quick
and
e a s y
read
before the girls
woke up
from a nap.
I fell in love
with Jack again as
"he writes about . . .
the small ordinary moments
that you don't notice
until you read his poems."
My head was clear.
The funk had lifted and
I was feeling revived:
"I felt like there
were feathers
in my brain."
I was itching to write.
Love a good book
like I love to teach
I said I love a good book
like I love to teach
Love to read when I'm in a funk
love to say
"Thank you, Sharon Creech!"
[Words in italics are quotes from Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech.
Words that tickled my brain.]
Those books are so, so good! I love that you wrote a poem in honor of them, and you captured the flavor to a T! That funk flew away in the poem too.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love when a reader really 'gets' a book!
ReplyDeletexx SC
Great post! So glad you shared!
ReplyDeletetwitter gives me more than feathers it gives me MAJOR pain I'd rather read your blog and 100 others :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool is it that Sharon Creech commented too!
Love this poem. Twitter and Web 2.0 tools make me crazy too. Glad you found a way to lift the funk! Great post--and really cool that Sharon Creech commented!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful poem! It totally reminded me of Love That Dog and Hate That Cat. L loved the line about having "feathers in my brain".
ReplyDeleteYou impress me every time when you find a piece of writing ( a book or a blog post), get inspired and then create your own piece, making it all yours. This poem was super. I am so happy for you that Sharon Creech commented.
ReplyDeleteTerje
Your words really evoke the rhythm of Jack's poetry in Sharon Creech's books. So glad your writing prowess was recognized!!
ReplyDeleteI love Twitter but I was on Twitter overload yesterday, too. I went and read a book, too, to calm the chaos in my brain. Great poem!
ReplyDeleteSweeter than a tweeter, you've captured more in your jots than a blogger on blogspot. When you write with such heart authors show up at the start! May more blessings accrue for your thoughts so true.
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