In my Creative Writing class were were giving the prompt " I remember" and here are the poems I wrote.
#1
I remember when I figured out
no matter what age you are
17, 22, 29, 44, 71
you havent figured it out
#2
I remember
going to my Grandma and Grandpa's
playing with my sisters and cousins
we would tie a jump rope
to an old skateboard
one person would be on the skateboard
the rider
oner person would pull the skateboard
the horse
We played this game for hours
I remember
swimming in the pool
and Grandpa playing
hits from the 20's and 30's
through the speaker that
was mounted over the sliding glass door
I remember
endless birthdays
when Grandma would make
angel food cake and homemade chocolate iceing
the birthday boy or girl always got to lick the bowl
I remember
getting together almost every weekend
and having a big family breakfast
Grandma would make the most amazing waffles
She would make a few extra crispy ones just for Grandpa and me
We would buy strawberries from a corner vendor
and have those and whipped cream on top of our waffles
I remember
on special occasions
Grandpa would pile 4-5 of us kids
into the 1929 Model A
and drive us to Baskin Robins
for icecream
It always took 3 or 4 trips
because there were some many kids
I remember
many hoildays
everyone packed around the table
eating rolls, turkey, ham, beats, stuffing, and jello with fruit and marshmellows
kids ate first, then adults
I didnt know where I fit in
so I ate with both
I remember
a time before they had the big screen TV and the nice computer
when there was always a puzzle on the table
and board games to be played
I remember
when I thought things
would never change
I put #2 into Wordle.com as you can see in the image at the top.
I have been doing some painting and drawing lately but just havent taken pictures or scanned anything.
