For the Sake of Blogging

Taking a moment to do a bit of writing. I haven’t been doing as much lately. Why? I do not know. Possibly it’s because I have been spending less time on MySpace. It’s funny about writing and me. It’s a love –hate relationship. I think that I am fairly good at it, and once I start it, I enjoy it, but it’s just the getting to it that’s difficult. Sometimes I have to wonder if anyone really enjoys writing. It just seems like something that is important, that you should do. Like exercise. Like eating broccoli. I wonder if people like Stephen King, or Ernest Hemingway (an unlikely coupling) really enjoyed writing. Hmmm….. And, I used to write so much more often! I suppose my earlier output had much to do with the fact that I was in graduate school and doing so much more reading of literature and poetry.

Sometimes I think that I should try photography or increase my jewelry-making skills; work in some other artistic medium. Yes, perhaps.

So, there you go. I have written.

Launched Lawless Language Arts Website!

Hey Sports Fans!

My significant other just launched a new website for me; it can be found at lawlesslanguagearts.adeshub.com. The site is pretty nifty,and has wiki, blog, forum, image and other functionalities that are an extension of my English and language arts coaching and copywriting biz. There are few members already registered, and I encourage visits and feedback.

The wiki is especially intriguing, as we have used some funny words during my concommitant class at ICAE and classes at Wayne State and Macomb. I will be adding more as time progesses.

It will be a challenge, I think to get pics and vids on the site, as I will have to supplement my existing contract to include a provision for image copyrighting and/or usage. People always get nervous signing the "agreement" as it is, so the new clause might cause further hestitation. The photos or videos will only be used for contest development or the website as it is with no additional commercial applications. A few vids, pics, and maybe some scanned in drawings and such should not be a big deal.

It's fun, exciting, and fulfilling to add this new face.


Check out the site and let me know what you think!

www.lawlesslanguagearts.adeshub.com

Sounds Seem Insufficient

These are the sounds of my day
I try to recreate in letters
the sounds waves curling into
shapes of each character

the character of the sound
attempted to be mimicked

walking across the snow
keeek keeek

the wind blows across the sloping hill
catching dried leaves and whisps of snow
sssheeeewww….

my lips and tongue perform gymnastics
trying out the different combinations
the sound of sh and chu together
a k and kckkk in quick succession
my tongue rolls together and clicks at the roof
of my mouth to make
the sounds of these everyday things
dry leaves
red boots on new snow
cool wind
brown paper bags crunching in your grasp

the sounds are translatable
but what of visions
so lovely
they want more
expression than apprehension
from the eyes
and the beauty of their looks

twinkling golden tiny white lights
that frame your simple porch and iron work
make my heart hurt
glimmering in a snowy cold night
tiny lights burst to be released from the
silence of my rib cage

what sound do they make?
silent appreciation and a wordless gaze
are not sufficient
a soft gentle sweet hmmmm
perhaps
mmmmm….
held as long as the memory
lasts