(I took the Jackie Hagan challenge - check it out in Features - but only if you are into self flagellation)
You taught me how to…
Cope – inner shells don’t crack
Share – bounty and the lack
Understand – ‘I’ is not all
Sing – every clamoured curtain call
Yawn – the written word evade
Laugh – through errors gravely made
Cry – at life unspent, expired
Hope – the love you inspired
Loathe – bitter, grit-eyed hate
Regret – we met, too late…
Very indepthful Isobel. {Is that a real word?} If not it should be!
Cate xx
Rachel Bond
Sat 5th Jun 2010 23:19
hi Is. i have put a writing exercise on as a blog...will relist for a bit till hopefully someone has a go...its a group exercise though to do at home with family if need be...well wit and see then, would be great to see some results
Yawn was my English A level teacher. She used to dictate her university notes to us for the whole duration of the lesson. It was mind numbingly boring.
Laugh - my French teacher, who was a laugh a minute - made french literature come alive - he was also fit in a craggy, raggy sort of way. I ended up studying French - which was a grave mistake cos I always hated the language and grammar side. I will always regret not studying English Literature.
On the whole, I think the people who influence us most in life are teachers and parents. Thereafter come good or bad experiences but essentially we are formed by our early role models.
For anyone who's interested:
Cope - my mum - 6 kids and a paralysed husband - you have to take your hat off to her.
Share - siblings
Understand - siblings
Sing - Shirley Bassey - my childhood idol - remember seeing her in Bolton.
Cry - 1 adult, 1 child who died young
Hope - those same two
Loathe - My one bad relationship
Regret - A fictitious character - but it could be every person you find attractive that isn't available. x
<Deleted User> (7073)
Sat 5th Jun 2010 22:07
Not bad ;-) where does yawn come into it ? ha ha probably from reading my stuff heh heh I could always give you a good lashing with a cat o nine tails if you needed any more inspiration ha ha .....love TC XX ;-))
Well, it inspired me to try out an exercise. Although self flagellation did indeed spring to mind with my gawky phrases. Yours is beautiful by the way.
I saw this and thought what a great idea!
C'est très bien écrit Isobel... comme d'habitude !
xxx
<Deleted User> (8134)
Fri 4th Jun 2010 10:08
Very clever!
This has a beautiful flow to it, I love it :)
Beautiful poem, Isobel. I love it. With warmest wishes, Larisa
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