Saving Self Through Writing by Yule Time Reading on Feb 23, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse Poetry precious jones push sapphire Recently, I read the book that the movie Precious was based upon. The book Push by Sapphire is one of the most moving books that I’ve read in a long time. The book is about a sixteen year old girl who is pregnant with her father’s second...
Honoring the Female Form by Yule Time Reading on Feb 3, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse Poetry maya angelou phenomenal woman Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about images of female beauty that adorn our society and with a new article from Newsweek on Unattainable Beauty, I can’t seem to get away from the subject. For the most part it’s on my mind becaus...
Walking Away by Yule Time Reading on Jan 26, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse Poetry mary oliver the journey The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice– though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each v...
Sorry…Not Really by Yule Time Reading on Jan 19, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse Poetry this is just to say william carlos williams William Carlos Williams is probably best know for the poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow.” While I do love “The Red Wheelbarrow”, I can’t just go for popularity. I like to slightly veer off the beaten path, so I picked a poem th...
The Place Only Children Know by Yule Time Reading on Jan 12, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse Poetry shel silverstein where the sidewalk ends Shel Silverstein was a man who could not be pigeon-holed into a genre. From his publication in Playboy Magazine to his children’s books, from his work as a cartoonist to his work as a songwriter, all of these titles belonged to Shel Silverstein...
The Depths of Winter by Yule Time Reading on Jan 5, 2010 in Blog Days FreeVerse fire and ice robert frost Winter has struck full force in Minnesota. Over the last couple of weeks, we have had a snow storm, some freezing rain, and sleet; basically any sort of precipitation you can think of. Then after all that we have had below zero temps which has create...
Christmas Sentiment in Corinthians by Yule Time Reading on Dec 15, 2009 in Blog Days FreeVerse bible Corinthians 13 is one of the most popular verses read out of the Bible. Almost every single wedding that I have ever been to has had these verses read. The main theme of the verses is love. How love is the be all and end all for us humans. In looking...
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