Thanks to Laura Shovan, we do more with poetry! She offers thoughtful challenges for poetry creation and contemplation often, and today shares another of her book/poem connections. along with hosting Poetry Friday at her blog, Author Amok. Come visit for a day filled with poetry! And be sure to thank Laura for managing all of us!
This post seems particularly apt for Poetry Friday because it's about the spoken word, and poetry is meant to be spoken. Some believe that our everyday interactions create the poetry of our lives. I enjoy the idea a lot.
The Wonderful Slices of Life can be Found Linked at the Two Writing Teachers Blog
It was not easy posting today. Yesterday I wrote about books, not so hard. It was straightforward with a clear purpose. Today the slices are more open-ended. When I try to write about any topic, it didn't seem so important. I found that I couldn't find a way to make the topic interesting. And so I didn't write, just began to read my blogger friends' posts. They wrote such wonderful thoughts, they told things I didn't know yet, and they showed me that I could write and it would be okay, no matter what. I thank them!
I remembered this: In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. Anne Frank I have kept it for many years as part of my own philosophy and will continue.
