“I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.”
These lines drift me off to a summer’s afternoon in a meadow or field. How often am I ever really in meadows? Hmm. I would say never, but there I am, in my spring dress running through a [...]
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The Personal Freedom of Exploration
Monday, January 7, 2008
For those who don’t “get” poetry….
Monday, November 26, 2007
Question: Does anyone truly “get” poetry or is it one of those things that we all wish we were deep enough to understand?
I hate to admit it, but half the time poetry goes in one ear and out the other. If by some chance/miracle I think I understand, end up being completely wrong. [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
“Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is.”
Is it me, or is Edna admitting that she doesn’t really care for children? In a time where motherhood and family life were basically the only options for women, it must have been HUGE when she was going around making statments like this.
Why [...]
Nobody’s Perfect…
Saturday, August 4, 2007
“I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it, I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes”.
I wonder what mistakes Edna was talking about? Her work? Her personal life? The politics she became involved in? Millay’s overall demeanour appeared to be un-apologetic, but [...]
India’s First Female President
Monday, July 23, 2007
I read this morning that India has elected their first female president this past Saturday. According to the “New York Times”, Pratibha Patil won with 2/3 of the votes. Good for you India! It is insane that despite the fact that there is still a percentage of Indians that regard their women as [...]
The Beginning of a Blog…
Monday, July 23, 2007
I have always been drawn to characters. You probably know whom I’m talking about. It’s the guy walking by you on the street wearing plaids and stripes singing extra loud along with his ipod. Or it’s the girl who can walk into the room and immediately and magically draw every eye, simply [...]