Oct. 28th, 2004

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Sometimes, you just need a moment to remember who you are... who you were...

I just got back from my grandparent's. Their house hasn't changed much--books are still piled all over, mixed with my grandmother's knitting and writing projects, and Grandpa's newspapers. The "willow" tree out front, where we cousins used to dress up and play "Little House on the Prairie" (I was Ma, 'cause I was the oldest. And my sister Laura was usually Laura, even though she was the youngest.) is larger now--we could no longer use the split in the trunk as a table. But there are still cats prowling around and apples in the orchard and swallow nests on the front porch.

Magic still lingers there.

My grandparents are getting old now. Late 70s with white hair and ill health. But Grandpa is already getting his snowmobile ready, at just the mention of an early winter. And Grandma has so many projects that I think she keeps to defend herself against death--she can't go until it's organized for her posterity.

I spent three days talking with my grandma about politics and religion, family and ancestors, art and poetry. We talked a lot about writing. I confessed that I still write when I can (although I don't think she understood what fanfiction was).

Grandma writes--essays, short stories and poetry. It's her poetry that I like the most.

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I've been bitten with the poetry bug... I've never really written much--mostly because I don't think of myself as the lyrical type (and no, we're not talking rhyming) and I think all that I have in me is trite... But I think I just might try.

[livejournal.com profile] fileg, at one time, you mentioned starting a LJ community like your "verse and adversity" forum at HASA. Would you still be willing to do it? I never was as active in V&A as I wanted, but I did learn some invaluable lessons on how to tackle poetry, and I would love to see something like that here on LJ.

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I have two whole weeks off! Whee! I haven't had more than a weekend since July. I already feel less sleep-deprived. I have lofty goals (such as cleaning my house... Hate it, but it's gotta be done!) and a beautiful week to do it in.


Chris called me as soon as I got home. It's nice to know I was missed. :)
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