Poetry
The New Heaven and the New Earth
Anyone out there that believe in the idea of the New Heaven and the New Earth. I have read in a spiritual newsletter that this is when Heaven comes down to Earth. There will be no pain of any kind. There will be plenty of food and water. It will be a chance to catch up with family members that have gone before.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Critiquing
So, what is critiquing. To me it is all about giving short summaries of various pieces of writing and/or artwork. It is a chance to share an opinion or two without getting into a whole review. A critique is showing the good and bad points of a work that may not be bad to the writer/artist. It is a chance to also give some suggestions to the author to improve the work if needed.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Happy Father's Day!
To all the fathers out there. Happy Father's Day for this is a day for you to enjoy with anyone and everyone. This is a day for you to relax and have fun with whomever you may want. You will receive some presents that you may and may not need, but you know that they came with love whether it is a card, a tie, or some cologne that you may only wear on some very, very special occasion. For this day is a chance to make connections and memories.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
December
December the last month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The month that children look forward to all year long and that visit from St. Nicholas. There is also Chanukah that sometimes falls around Christmas for those of the Jewish faith. The month when keeping secrets is okay for a while. It is also the time of year for decorating the inside and outside of homes and businesses to show Christmas spirit, even though it seems that this starts at times in September. There are colored lights and bells and singing of carols too. To me it was a time of snowball fights, ice skating, building snowmen, and falling backwards in the snow and making snow angels. December a month of fun and memories to cherish.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
November
Moving on to the month of November and the major holiday of Thanksgiving as well as Veteran's Day. The month of just 30 days and hopefully completing harvests and other chores before the snow flies. Watching the birds fly south for warmer weather and hoping for me to see snow or at least heavy frosts to give me the feeling of being cozy while reading a book and enjoying a hot cup of tea or a soothing drink of something else.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
October
The month of October and the day of All Hallow's Eve on its' last day. There are a few Jewish religious days like Yom Kippur and one other one but to me October is one of fall chores from raking leaves and preparing gardens for winter and maybe even mowing grass one or more times before the end of the year. The leaves are changing to vibrant and vivid colors of yellow, gold, red and orange then jumping in them and starting all over again.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Now We Are Six
'Now We Are Six' is another book of poems written by A.A. Milne for his son Christopher Robin. It is a book of verses that will take you back to your early days and wonder what if. There are short poems and there is story poems. In this volume as the last volume of 'When We Were Very Young' Pooh Bear makes his appearance a few times looking for his friend. I have also read this volume of poems many times over the years and I believe that both these books of verse is one reason I am a poet, a writer, and a reader.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
When We Were Very Young. Top Story - May 2024.
In another box set that my parents got me when I was younger contained four books by A.A. Milne. 'When We Were Very Young' is a collection of poems that Milne wrote for his son Christopher Robin. This is a book that is full of references to Mr. Edward Bear, but a lot of the poems give some various descriptions of life of a very young child and where, when, how and why they do what they do. The illustrations are quite cute for you can see what Christopher Robin is and may be thinking. Also, Pooh Bear does make his self-known at various points. I have read these verses many, many times over the years and each time make me feel good about myself.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Eighth grade
Eighth grade my last year in what is known as middle school aka junior high. This is a transition year for most students for high school starts the next year. This is year that was all about learning more about the state that you live in from its' history to its' government. Our voices were all changing for the boys and the girls, and you would think that some us were actually left behind again for some reason some students did not fit for good reason (they seemed to adult looking) in many ways. Our various talents were tested from writing, singing or playing an instrument, or drawing and painting along with the practical arts of mechanical drawing and/or home economics. When I was in school, boys had industrial arts and girls had home economics. In the seventh grade my homeroom was the home economics room and I saw how to operate a sewing machine along with a washer and dryer. I knew how to cook and clean up the kitchen at home for I was a latchkey child to a point.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
