Martha Jr. is struggling with writing a haiku. She gets this way sometimes- she is a very capable student, but sometimes she puts up a wall in her brain when she doesn't immediately get a concept. The rest of us were encouraging her by writing haikus of our own; they were too good (ahem) not too share!!! (Well, "good" may be stretching it...)
Here they are:
Me:
Orange sunset bright
Beautiful color hues
My favorite time
DH:
Orange blossoms fall
Writing Florida haikus sucks
But then maybe not
The Eldest:
This is really hard
Haikus are pretty silly
Nature reference
Me:
Cherry blossoms fall
Streets of Washington shimmer
Fabulous field trips
(DH said there was a haiku meme on the internet a while back where you had to start every haiku with "cherry blossoms fall". That reminded me of our field trip to Washington, DC where they were celebrating the cherry blossom trees that were gifted to the city from Japan 100 years before, thus my haiku.)
The Wild Child:
Minecraft really rocks
I am digging for diamonds
Creepers explode BOOM
I'll post an update when Martha Jr. stops being her own worst enemy and writes one of her own!!
Thanks for dropping by my corner of the internet; grab a chair and sit a spell. I have all sorts of things to share. Things I struggle with like fibromyalgia, my son’s learning disabilities and trying not to gain back lost weight. Things that make up my work like homeschooling, feeding my family and volunteering. Things I do for fun like biking, gardening and reading. Things I think about like politics and how to make the world a better place. All sorts of things that spark my desire to write.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Tell DH to recount his syllables!
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