You know what?
I like kites.
I like the idea of being able to fly,
To be amongst clouds,
To be a part of something
Bigger than myself.
I like looking down on the world
And everyone staring up at me,
Them looking so small
Because I'm so tall.
I would like billowing in the wind,
My ribbon tail
Trailing along behind me
As I lead the way.
I would like watching birds
Fly past me,
Not having enough time to
Notice
The earth turn
The grass grow
The sun rise.
I would like that very much.
I watched "The Kite Runner"
The movie,
Not the book.
The movie was amazing,
But
It made me wish I had
Read the book instead,
Because books are always better than
Movies.
But its hard to put into words
The feeling of flying a kite.
Even when your kite's small,
And the stupid sea wind is
Too strong for it's
Toothpick-and-tissue-paper frame
And all your kite does
Is corkscrew
Two feet off the ground,
It's still pretty superb.
It can't beat a good kite, though,
Like the Curious George one
I brought to the beach once when
I was little.
It was plastic and felt like
A grocery bag
And was held together
By what seemed like
Sturdy drinking straws.
But it soared.
So high.
It touched the sun.
It touched the blue.
It touched the clouds.
It touched the air.
We tied it to the back of a
Beach chair
And it stayed in the sky
For the rest of the day.
I've never flown in an airplane.
I've never felt the feeling of
Being off the ground
So very high up.
I've never recieved any airplane peanuts
From friendly stewardesses
Or thought I was going to crash.
I've never been on an airplane,
I've never been in the sky.
Flying a kite is as close as I've ever gotten.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
i like the grocery store more than you. i can almost guarentee it.
I went grocery shopping today.
I noticed how cute apricots look,
All lined up in rows.
They remind me of how much I like orange.
I also noticed how cute key limes are.
You buy them in a bag,
A lot in a bag
Like buying a bag of gumballs,
Except green.
I had my mom buy peaches.
The fuzzy ones, I made sure.
I put my hand up to the nozzle
They water the spinach with.
I splashed some water on the spinach
Cause I didn't want to hog it all.
That would be rude.
Then I got my mom's arm wet with my
Wet hand.
Did you know they sell
Bags of the
Cabbage,
Carrots,
Love,
That you use for
Making coleslaw?
All you've got to do is
Mix up the mayo and vinegar
And plop it in?
YESS.
Made mom get up on some of that, too.
Stopped at the deli.
My mom: "Southwest turkey breast."
Me: "Ye-haaaaw!"
Deli Lady: "Okay."
Me: "Hey, mom. You made a rhyme.
South-west...turkey-breast!"
Mom: "Heh. Guess I'm a poet and i didn't even know it!!"
Deli Lady: "Yeah. I know. You want the turkey breast. Got it."
Guess what i did today?
CONFUSE A LADY THAT SLICES MEAT.
Another woman was giving out apple pie samples,
Which i thought was weird,
Cause since when does Big y
Give out samples?
But it was super good apple pie,
And mom bought some
Cause it was free with a gold coin.
Apparently,
It's my dad's belated father's day gift.
The pie, not the coin.
My mom pointed out pink marshmallows.
She should have known I'd go nutz.
We now own them.
Strawberry-Mallows.
I'm gonna roast them, hopefully.
And i looked at ice tea,
12 for $12.
Just PERUSED,
Didn't buy any.
It's looked like some good tea, though.
Then we got hamburgers.
Well they're hamburgers.
And then we went to get some vinegar,
For coleslaw,
Which is my specialty.
And then some mayo
For coleslaw,
Which is my specialty.
And then some salad dressing,
For salad,
Which is NOT my specialty.
And when we were checking out,
I had a conversation with the guy
Bagging our groceries.
His name was Kevin,
I checked.
He saw my shirt
That I got at soccer champz
And immediately put on
As soon as i got home.
And I told him
We lost.
And he told me the other team must have been quite tough.
I agreed,
But I told him we lost in overtime.
And our team is the best.
In the world.
No doubt about it.
I noticed how cute apricots look,
All lined up in rows.
They remind me of how much I like orange.
I also noticed how cute key limes are.
You buy them in a bag,
A lot in a bag
Like buying a bag of gumballs,
Except green.
I had my mom buy peaches.
The fuzzy ones, I made sure.
I put my hand up to the nozzle
They water the spinach with.
I splashed some water on the spinach
Cause I didn't want to hog it all.
That would be rude.
Then I got my mom's arm wet with my
Wet hand.
Did you know they sell
Bags of the
Cabbage,
Carrots,
Love,
That you use for
Making coleslaw?
All you've got to do is
Mix up the mayo and vinegar
And plop it in?
YESS.
Made mom get up on some of that, too.
Stopped at the deli.
My mom: "Southwest turkey breast."
Me: "Ye-haaaaw!"
Deli Lady: "Okay."
Me: "Hey, mom. You made a rhyme.
South-west...turkey-breast!"
Mom: "Heh. Guess I'm a poet and i didn't even know it!!"
Deli Lady: "Yeah. I know. You want the turkey breast. Got it."
Guess what i did today?
CONFUSE A LADY THAT SLICES MEAT.
Another woman was giving out apple pie samples,
Which i thought was weird,
Cause since when does Big y
Give out samples?
But it was super good apple pie,
And mom bought some
Cause it was free with a gold coin.
Apparently,
It's my dad's belated father's day gift.
The pie, not the coin.
My mom pointed out pink marshmallows.
She should have known I'd go nutz.
We now own them.
Strawberry-Mallows.
I'm gonna roast them, hopefully.
And i looked at ice tea,
12 for $12.
Just PERUSED,
Didn't buy any.
It's looked like some good tea, though.
Then we got hamburgers.
Well they're hamburgers.
And then we went to get some vinegar,
For coleslaw,
Which is my specialty.
And then some mayo
For coleslaw,
Which is my specialty.
And then some salad dressing,
For salad,
Which is NOT my specialty.
And when we were checking out,
I had a conversation with the guy
Bagging our groceries.
His name was Kevin,
I checked.
He saw my shirt
That I got at soccer champz
And immediately put on
As soon as i got home.
And I told him
We lost.
And he told me the other team must have been quite tough.
I agreed,
But I told him we lost in overtime.
And our team is the best.
In the world.
No doubt about it.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
she had on teal pants.
Today
At school,
When we went to the church
For graduation rehearsal,
I saw an old woman
Cleaning a banister.
She had on teal pants
And she was polishing
The brass railing on the altar.
It's just there,
Toward the right side,
By the tabernacle,
Not serving much purpose,
And she was giving it a good rub down.
She was there for a long time,
Making the brass gleam
Like the sun against a new car.
She was so determined,
Her duty to her parish,
Shining the rail.
Squirt with some Windex,
Run a rag over the surface
While a bunch of teenagers
Line up in the aisles
And anxiously wait for the
Second they're let out of this place.
But she takes her time
Because this is
Her responsibiliy,
And she's doing it
As best as she can.
An hour or so later,
I sit on the pavement
Of the school's parking lot
With the other kids who were let
Outside
Because that school is so hot
Inside
And there's nothing better to do.
And an old lady is cleaning the glass
On her front door.
Same lady,
Scouring the glass
So when the light hits it,
You notice it's been washed.
She probably walked across the street
To her church,
To wash
And decided to fix up her home
While she was at it.
Or maybe Monday is her washing day,
And i just haven't
Noticed her before.
Or she's washing to keep her mind off something.
Or she washes when she's happy.
Or she washes when she's upset.
I'm not sure,
I don't know her.
Today,
I saw an old woman
Cleaning a banister.
At school,
When we went to the church
For graduation rehearsal,
I saw an old woman
Cleaning a banister.
She had on teal pants
And she was polishing
The brass railing on the altar.
It's just there,
Toward the right side,
By the tabernacle,
Not serving much purpose,
And she was giving it a good rub down.
She was there for a long time,
Making the brass gleam
Like the sun against a new car.
She was so determined,
Her duty to her parish,
Shining the rail.
Squirt with some Windex,
Run a rag over the surface
While a bunch of teenagers
Line up in the aisles
And anxiously wait for the
Second they're let out of this place.
But she takes her time
Because this is
Her responsibiliy,
And she's doing it
As best as she can.
An hour or so later,
I sit on the pavement
Of the school's parking lot
With the other kids who were let
Outside
Because that school is so hot
Inside
And there's nothing better to do.
And an old lady is cleaning the glass
On her front door.
Same lady,
Scouring the glass
So when the light hits it,
You notice it's been washed.
She probably walked across the street
To her church,
To wash
And decided to fix up her home
While she was at it.
Or maybe Monday is her washing day,
And i just haven't
Noticed her before.
Or she's washing to keep her mind off something.
Or she washes when she's happy.
Or she washes when she's upset.
I'm not sure,
I don't know her.
Today,
I saw an old woman
Cleaning a banister.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
MEEE-YOWW
Once,
My sister and my dad were out shopping at the mall
And they saw that some bookstore was going out of business
And they bought me
"Cats For Dummies",
Which probably had something to do
With how much of a dummy I am,
But I'll make believe they weren't
Insulting my intelligence.
The cover has this brown cat on it
That's lying on it's back,
Staring at you
Upside down.
I still can't tell whether it's
A polite gaze
Or
A threatening glare.
Apparently,
This 380 page collaboration
Of cat care tips
Was written by some
Award-winning cat experts,
But my dad thought I'd
Enjoy the pictures.
Ginger's a dork of a cat,
Weird in a way no
Extremely long book can describe.
No explanation why
He only likes drinking water outdoors.
Not inside like normal cats,
He wants him some puddles.
Once he got his head
Stuck in a watering can,
Trying to lap up the little bit of
Water at the bottom.
My dad rescued him.
I didn't actually witness this
Particular event.
But I believe it.
He also comes whenever I click my tongue
To the roof of my mouth.
*click click*
He saunters over to me.
Wherever he may be,
He acknowledges my click.
In the neighbors lawn,
In the kichen,
Sleeping in a pile of dirty clothes,
Any place at all.
Obviously he thinks he's either
Gonna get food or loving out of
The deal,
But I'm aiight with dat.
Faithful for food,
Schmaithful for food,
Still devoted.
But I suppose I've gotten
Something out of that book.
From reading it cover to cover countless times,
I know a cat's facial expression when he's
"Tentative"
And how to stop your precious Snook 'ems
From "counter cruising."
That's gotta count for something.
^^Ginger in his element.
My sister and my dad were out shopping at the mall
And they saw that some bookstore was going out of business
And they bought me
"Cats For Dummies",
Which probably had something to do
With how much of a dummy I am,
But I'll make believe they weren't
Insulting my intelligence.
The cover has this brown cat on it
That's lying on it's back,
Staring at you
Upside down.
I still can't tell whether it's
A polite gaze
Or
A threatening glare.
Apparently,
This 380 page collaboration
Of cat care tips
Was written by some
Award-winning cat experts,
But my dad thought I'd
Enjoy the pictures.
Ginger's a dork of a cat,
Weird in a way no
Extremely long book can describe.
No explanation why
He only likes drinking water outdoors.
Not inside like normal cats,
He wants him some puddles.
Once he got his head
Stuck in a watering can,
Trying to lap up the little bit of
Water at the bottom.
My dad rescued him.
I didn't actually witness this
Particular event.
But I believe it.
He also comes whenever I click my tongue
To the roof of my mouth.
*click click*
He saunters over to me.
Wherever he may be,
He acknowledges my click.
In the neighbors lawn,
In the kichen,
Sleeping in a pile of dirty clothes,
Any place at all.
Obviously he thinks he's either
Gonna get food or loving out of
The deal,
But I'm aiight with dat.
Faithful for food,
Schmaithful for food,
Still devoted.
But I suppose I've gotten
Something out of that book.
From reading it cover to cover countless times,
I know a cat's facial expression when he's
"Tentative"
And how to stop your precious Snook 'ems
From "counter cruising."
That's gotta count for something.
^^Ginger in his element.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
HERSHEY PARK 'OH ATE
-truck that said "nevadaland"
-bug eyed sunglasses man
-6 Target stores on the way there
(i counted)
-old avril lavigne cd mary the scout brought along
that mary the driver let us listen to
because she liked it
and said that
her adult daughter listens to that kind of stuff
-the family i saw on the bench in the factory
that i kind of kept watching all day
with the little boy and little girl
and mom with spiky hair
and dad with big ears
and kids that have a
combination of both
-"storm runner" shot glass
-"storm runner" in general
-lack of fahrenheit
-chocolate syrup plastic bank
i would've bought
if it wasn't $14.
-one hershey dollar
-hershey kiss squished penny
for my collection
-my sister's stuffed wopper
with the baseball cap
-patrick's stuffed chocolate syrup
with sunglasses
that were spotted like a cow
-my skipping choclate bar shirt
-rumored free chocolate
after every ride
and street paved with chocolate
-streets named
cocoa avenue
chocolate avenue
cherry drive
reese avenue,
which totally isn't going overboard
-neither are the hershey kiss
street lamps
(which were actually very cool)
-BROTHER
in the homer shirt
that said "springfield"on it
-the house that was two different colors
equally
down the middle.
gray and tan,
if you waz wondering
-kansas license plate
(the first one i've ever seen)
-singing cows
-stuffed cows
-fields of cows
-plastic cows
-hershey's milk chocolate
is made with milk
from a cow
-walking off the tram
by myself
and no one following,
following by
teasing me
about it
the rest of the trip
-reese's pieces are delish
-getting a wave from the tour guide
-100th anniversary of the hershey's
almond chocolate bar
(bet you've been counting)
and last but not least...
-spa hershey that offered
chocolate wraps
and
chocolate baths
(both of which sound nauseating)
-bug eyed sunglasses man
-6 Target stores on the way there
(i counted)
-old avril lavigne cd mary the scout brought along
that mary the driver let us listen to
because she liked it
and said that
her adult daughter listens to that kind of stuff
-the family i saw on the bench in the factory
that i kind of kept watching all day
with the little boy and little girl
and mom with spiky hair
and dad with big ears
and kids that have a
combination of both
-"storm runner" shot glass
-"storm runner" in general
-lack of fahrenheit
-chocolate syrup plastic bank
i would've bought
if it wasn't $14.
-one hershey dollar
-hershey kiss squished penny
for my collection
-my sister's stuffed wopper
with the baseball cap
-patrick's stuffed chocolate syrup
with sunglasses
that were spotted like a cow
-my skipping choclate bar shirt
-rumored free chocolate
after every ride
and street paved with chocolate
-streets named
cocoa avenue
chocolate avenue
cherry drive
reese avenue,
which totally isn't going overboard
-neither are the hershey kiss
street lamps
(which were actually very cool)
-BROTHER
in the homer shirt
that said "springfield"on it
-the house that was two different colors
equally
down the middle.
gray and tan,
if you waz wondering
-kansas license plate
(the first one i've ever seen)
-singing cows
-stuffed cows
-fields of cows
-plastic cows
-hershey's milk chocolate
is made with milk
from a cow
-walking off the tram
by myself
and no one following,
following by
teasing me
about it
the rest of the trip
-reese's pieces are delish
-getting a wave from the tour guide
-100th anniversary of the hershey's
almond chocolate bar
(bet you've been counting)
and last but not least...
-spa hershey that offered
chocolate wraps
and
chocolate baths
(both of which sound nauseating)
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