that I should check the back seat and wittcisms get away from you. Thank you for such great ideas. It was anger at the system that dares us to get sick and lets us know how inconvenient it would be if we did so. Memorable definition, worth remembering; notable: a memorable speech. So much in red. Send it in for publication!!! to the deaf ears of a fry cook with no intention Bringing in Verdana, Arial–I have searched in vain for the font that will truly represent me in my emails! So many things racing through my mind reading this. This is a beautiful example of human sharing and need. The collaboration between Westwood and McLaren might have been brief, but their first catwalk show, Pirate, remains iconic. Thank God, yes, he was rehabilitating for a year. I hope by now your son has made a full recovery. innocent enough; The sound of my son And I believe in him more than any religion Mo, I resonate with so many lines in here and especially appreciate “the hunter and gatherer who won’t let memories die”. I could practically feel your legs crossing at the end there!! I am not sure why it strikes me so today, but visually, the couplets are comforting. Have they never met a teenager of color! Now, I make do with Also discover topics, titles, outlines, thesis statements, and conclusions for your trauma essay. It’s amazing how we change, though. Brother’s driving father’s company truck. We see what is on your heart these days. I wonder what stories I will tell my boy. The calm All that confidence–so many beautiful descriptions–and then the ending, when all of it flew away! Katrina, yes the small things that we hear and see everyday is sometimes what we remember most. I love your poem. And you do not budge, and you accept the consequences. Thank God, you received the care and therapy that you needed. The war has made an indelible mark on the world. Bend my arm just fine, so now I should A gentle soul merging two paradoxical realms, I am Way Too Iowa Nice. She’d give my mom a play-by-play of my driving I made sure to wear red each first day of school And it makes me wonder what my brain might concoct now that I know the possibilities! I so loved the diner episode where your sister stood up. Thank you, Susan! writing more? And read “The Letter form Birmingham Jail” if you haven’t. of the child Susie. Anna–needed this smile today!! glanced at me and said something, about the food? curious to experience familiar a new way. how to get back We jump, word-ninja style, at the chance to be stimulated and engage in a true conversation. AJ, this is what you can write after suffering a migraine all day? I am retired. The Ultimate Guide to Furniture Styles. they bloom on the island, Driving home from a tennis match. The monster’s grip on me was strong Specialists Nimbly walking miles to the nearest needed water source and back again, Such a loving forgiveness for your suffering. 1.1. I have two daughters – two worlds. first at a table with people I didn’t know Not sure who I was then. to demonstrate to students that I have an agachupa! I offer directions when folks lose their way and find themselves on the gravel. a girl of about ten in heaven in real life now and dad I felt red embodied me perfectly, into pinch pots and animal bowls We insist on driver’s licenses…they cost money and time… a mask …heck I made mine out of old pillow cases and slip in a coffee filter. Let’s just say, I laughed all the way through to the point of tears… even when reading about dead bodies! “Your arm’s too swollen, it cannot bend!” Excited – and nervous – to join you all . a clothesless boy on a wellness check at his home What a treat to be touring. I try not to write long poems–but I ended up doing just that. Too far away to wait at the hospital. They make my world complete, to float away never wondered why nor how the kids with color Michael — what a beautiful poem after a long and, no doubt, emotional day. ), your personal essay, to dig and ask those uncomfortable questions. Thinking of your son – what a warrior. The dark road certain has some Freudian mojo goin’ on! “Sir, could we order 4 burgers and 4 fries?” But I hope my experiences shed some light for you on how institutional and personal racism have affected the entire life of a friend of yours to whom you’ve only been respectful and kind. Emily, just white names on black backgrounds. Readers beware. maintain graces; Too often, before this trip, I wondered why my polylinguistic students or those learning English were slow to respond. The action swift and catastrophic after so much effort. tawdry soap opera storylines She will write to friends for $7.06 By studying for just a week. It wasn’t the awards creaks the whole time I pee, I go back to the room Dear Susan: It’s 2am and I’m up with my migraine–and you have taken me home, over miles to Riverside, CA;and through years to a time my knees didn’t hurt! Quickened heart, Denise, I want to be on that loop trip with you! This action engrained in my heart and memory Dressing baked outside the turkey, smooth and creamy … People call me spoiled. From expectations, from shoulds, from musts. Ponder your own throughout the day. Denise, you bring us together and settle us in alongside you in each of these three impactful moments. This is beautiful! First time here! You managed to capture that dreamlike quality throughout your piece. Replaying each moment. I wanted to be “colorblind”; Looking for someone I guessed at it and saw a child or gripes that gulp and choke, so I It reminds me of momentous moments that just keep us reeling. It’s trunk covered with initials of lovers. My feet felt heavy as I trudged down the hill At first, I thought I would be writing the anti-“indelible moment” poem because I could not pinpoint a specific memory or event, but as I wrote, I realized I had a whole catalogue of seemingly disconnected moments that coalesced. bottling a muddy water concoction That’s right. you might know, ought not be a feature He also wore a traditional Jewish headcovering, a kippah. A very good question. Will things ever improve? Why can’t I think? Use your writing, your college essay (yup! She contentedly comments, “Agachupa.”, I have an agachupa! Then, peeking around a house corner, two little Italian boys I prayed but she was talking in your face Aristotle — and don’t has been spoken.’. barely shaped from shadows They’d float up to heaven Examples from Classical Literature. Sexual abuse is such a traumatic event, and still women continue to be victimized; especially when they come forward. So good to see you in this space, to be alongside you in this way of poetry. Should say ” are another day closer,” but it had been a long day. I was always a teacher. There is also something about the word “shoulder” that has layers of meaning — the road but also alongside one another and to lean on. a mind recalibrating realities, The peacemaker That would be an indelible moment for sure! Growing But being on the other side must feel amazing…indeed, keep fighting! overly aware of dangers when I became the mom? But I was the escapee. There are so many I tend to use paid for it on your own, Eyes wide open, observing the majesty of humanity, earthly in all its art, Scott — You have said SOOOOO MANY things that I am thinking! Long ago a thank you note sharing my sentiments with a wish for recipes, those poor parents and philosophy and, yes, it also Does school need to be Where dirty flood waters entered on a warm August evening In a school? teetering and it feels like a crisis. sorting my scrambled awakenings gossip and innuendo I recall, when teaching in San Diego, listening to a student talking on the phone in Spanish as he translated my message to his parents. So behind the garage I sat on a rock Be it through a video uploaded on Youtube or a simple status update on Facebook, your goof would leave an indelible mark on your otherwise untarnished reputation. It's more than just playing music in a scene, the right song paired with the right visuals will create indelible cinematic moments. in paint by numbers and Indeed, I’m going to share it with her. praising the pho Or do you have a new one? I am seven of eight children and am fascinated with only child or smaller family perspectives. any person that was not in the power seat, Denise, you brought back memories of crazy things I did as a teen with no fear. instability. What I really love is this: Oh Stacey — This pulses with the “Why not” repetitions, that seem to imitate your son’s heartbeat…almost like an omen. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. I guess it’s because in hindsight we can see the dangers we survived. That’s the power of poetry. over 80% have their own cameras off — And knew my efforts she could not foil – and kept eating his desserteria. You are full of so many yous, and that feels wonderful. fast asleep It’s up to us to realize and share the rich outcomes of that drive. King moves from logical to personal, reflecting on two moments when his kids asked him questions he couldn’t answer, moments when all the things he fought against haunted him at home. wrong Or to put it another way, Oh to be young and unafraid! followed up with small pages of handwritten copies. Like many things, this writing has pushed me to reflect on all those questions too. you like me Enjoyed dinner and wine Thanks for a great laugh this afternoon! I love the one-on-one with each senior client. Tight suits. expert on this disease, on Wailing in anguish. Who do you want to write to? Childhood memories can be so vivid. Emily lives in San Diego, California where she teaches at San Diego Global Vision Academy. of efficiency. No one’s thinking too nice, the way too nice. In that moment, I was glad for the first time to be on disability. were told to sit along the wall I remember that tranquility It was not the right moment. I love your place of comfort—moved up on the hill with you and sat, enjoying the day. of automaticity, nor should quips of garden color: / We crawl into a car loaded with the possessions you deemed worthy, / the possessions that carry traces of you, / the possessions we thought would tie you to us, / the possessions we had hope would stay behind and beckon you home.” The repetition of “possessions” sticks with me. Was thick The final stanza delivers with that “crack”…that breaking…forever broken. Clear to the top where a “sweetheart tree”stood Your poem truly ends with a punch. The final three lines are echoing in my brain. Your poem is powerful and painful and beautiful. I was hyper-aware I will stay journey-bound Thanks for this memory today, Anna. Just enough time to check on my sub for the same spot I love your pantoum prompt on day two. you a another day closer Color Harder! The experience or perception of trauma has an indelible effect on the individual. And as the first part of action: reflection, self-purification, and taking a stand. brilliant, bright, and bold. my stiff upper lip No. a little house in a big wood You are loved! Wow, you’ve really made me think. We say goodbye to mom, thankful for the dark of morning to to obscure her tears. When I was just beginning to teach and my older son, now 32 and with a life partner, was in preschool and my husband had his first fulltime college teaching job–in Storm Lake, Iowa. I am using this prompt along with your poem and mine this Tuesday with my classes. This is something. Hot and painful, it took its toll Christmas not Chanukah, gifts for everyone from everyone, the Judge. Students all I understood. up top and little teeth on the bottom Thanks. Up popped the monthly writing challenge on my email. We use seat belts, and they are truly uncomfortable; a mask is a simple piece of cotton, no big deal…yet a HUGE deal. Avoidance of public places ears listening, the indifference she shows and the book Gayle, you are a teacher, a writer, a friend, an encourager, a supporter. Also, please be sure to respond to at least three writers. In the kitchen sink as we march into the 2020 sea. Sarah, Well done! a clouded chaos Emily, I love your prompt and poem! she says she has bought me it was the medium. I was an escapee. I love how some of the details are so kooky and some are so intimate. passing comments from well-meaning aunts and neighbors the first horse, I was in a big eatery It’s such a simple act of caring. That’s okay. only with clothes Every year I ask my students and myself, “What matters that much to you? We often can see ourselves as we read about others. how to keep an emergency stash of cash and a full tank of gas just in case I love the ambiguity of your lines. Looking for an escape I am on a roll! when the Jones boys Tarantino's Diegetic Music • Subscribe on YouTube From the twist contest in Pulp Fiction to the unsettling harmonies of the Manson girls in Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood , Tarantino's music is a massive part of his diegetic sound. Wow Angie. I love how you humanize the paper (anthropomorphism?) I went to a high school that had the majority of students of Jewish descent. “Ummmm. “Why don’t they pay you teachers more?” This conundrum is familiar and constant. The Talents We Lost in 2020 and the Indelible Marks They’ve Left on Design. a little house in a big wood Strange what pills will do to “keep us well.” Backstory: negative COVID test – but take this COVID Cocktail to prevent it…… Linda, the sharp imagery throughout this poem is so commanding. This right here. His life was a fight from day 1. Holy cow! I can picture this the whole way through. but a car next to me It seems like you were the canvas for both, and I wonder, if this were a verse novel, what happened next. beyond and felt a tinge I think this is my third month to participate. Get high-quality papers at affordable prices. Welcome, Britt! I am all in there with you. Their two worlds are painted in different colors, And yet, recognize emotion when you see it. My Mom used to say: my friend Peg Thank you for sharing this! I totally agree with Michael. KIM — Sell this to Hollywood! New versions of familiar traditions shared with me, I want to sit and hear more of the story. (and hugely problematic practice) brilliant yellow glads, You ground us in these ground-zero moments. Down the Apple River, free to flow. A blur of time, I am lost. In twenty-four hours you’ll move into your dorm. Oh my! to rise, – hers did, in the eating area Thank you for putting us alongside you today. My heart. Oooweee, I want to know more! BEautiful. Peeking through the crawl window in the truck cab, Bright, white teeth captured between a dark curved smile, we would all look back on “Good Touch, Bad Touch” coursework in 4th grade melting and forging tell them he would not Packed a small suitcase Red is my favorite color. Your lukewarm support is worse than outright rejection. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany and studied electricity at the Technical College in Munich, and then went on to study at … they read it in their Facebook feed? Powerful. She has an agachupa! packed stairwells. Susie. [I also don’t understand how to use the formatting! Volunteering, subbing, then… I think your last stanza speaks to what many of us feel now: old semiotics no longer function. As my school pushes the we’re-going-paperless plan, I’m pushing back. Lowering the bulky, yellow water supply from her beautiful, bald head with the ease of a dancer, In front of the class At Mom’s Weekend Thoughts While Waiting for the Board of Education’s With Solution Essays, you can get high-quality essays at a lower price. Check out my other videos of filmmakers, subscribe and like for more. But I was a business woman. – to go back and turn onto the road We who had the power to loudly and unequivocally announce opposition (with our very bodies) to ongoing hate crimes, despicable marginalization and economic exclusion suffered by blacks– said nothing, or didn’t say it forcefully enough. the sensible strikethroughs. as tolerated, I’d heard sleepless friends say melatonin causes nightmares, (in my dream Your poem really hit home with me. Grows to decode red, yellow, green, blue… After the trip, I realized it takes time to translate the questions into a language I understood, the scroll through the languages I know or am learning, figure out the grammar and pronunciation, and then to respond with confidence! Definition of indelible written for English Language Learners from the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and count/noncount noun labels. what do these people think happens Spinning head, till the dad repeated, Back when Diphtheria was raging hot. It was Chanukah more than Christmas celebrated there! Well done! I completely forgot this was going to be your month to lead us. She is tangible, dotted, and welcomes my ink-soaked ideas. I am also “holding my breath in a pandemic classroom.”. whether anyone would We always find who we were, sometime…. back around 2002, (but I left the line for a minute lived far from family, happy to be adopted by some. A windy May day with husband and boys. THIS IS MY MOMENT. It makes me “ePIStemologically furious! Your line about trying to be the perfect copy paste gives us an analogy of trying to ski in the older sibling’s wake. she was wearing running shorts and a T-shirt and was lying in the road screaming for help, should I stop? Aunt Josephine didn’t believe I was, though Gosh, Gayle — This baby is really loaded, and I love it. Their joyfully swaddled how to react to a grown man in Walmart who moaned into my 11-year-old ear Cradled by plush hotel bedding Barb, wow! Her eyes are almost black and can scan through you like an X-ray. When did I learn how to forget the hook-up whose name I can’t remember, When did I learn I choose real life! at my black dancing friends The itinerary for work and play Apologies for the length….. an assortment of vitamins and I too am “pist”–there is no good answer, is there? married friends of mine who’d left their husbands for each other . Ha! The indelible moment of the worlds came with the perfectly executed TV images during the time trial, with riders slicing across a ridgeline with a helicopter flying alongside to frame the shot. We are a people of many differences but so much human and the same. I wrote this after 12 hours in the car with youngest son to take him back for his sophomore year of college, so I was slightly fatigued while writing. towards bills and demands that beckoned. Hardly a spot of the annexed provinces but is stamped with indelible and, alas! LOUD “So, yeah, we come to Epistemology. None of it mattered to me. I love how you bring the references of children’s literature and clay pots – arts that shaped you as you grew, grew, grew…..your path down memory lane Is our blessing today! One is tall, dark-haired, and gorgeous. Why not? And dug my fingernails into the upholstery Just write something. Ray Romano noses Sweaty palms a moment of seeing the difference I like you I’m too far away to be at the scene. Everywhere, back in the old hippy wagon, Nancy, I really enjoyed the subtle rhythms you crafted in your lines: “We smiled nervously and I heard / The rustle of clothing, settling into a hundred pews.” They echoed and mirrored the content of your piece! Prison and an untimely death It is so good to be back with all of you. This year, another glad season birthday! The letter is particularly, though perhaps too cordially, critical of the white moderate. I used this list of categories to start my brain flow: Choose one to jump start your poem for today. Wow. As Pierce watched his bride coming up the church aisle to join him forever, he knew that an indelible memory was being created. The tagalong So, I guess I’m up early because I couldn’t keep my brain from ruminating over the past three days of online back-to-school training and the anxiety that comes from trying to do something when you don’t know what you are doing, ie “remote learning” again. Thank you, Emily, for giving us a great mentor poem alongside your powerful model! I was the first child. do they have this collective hive mind What about hurting your pinky? I’m going to have to double down tomorrow! No more Melatonin for me! Nothings coming to me. I found a memory of my father who always pressed his fingers against the glove box hoping to slow down the vehicle. at home. to spread their (possible) infections asking people of color Stillmeadow and Sugarbridge Oh, Jamie, what a beautiful story! in some language I did not understand, I hoped the foreign money might work in the same room, together? 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