Just like the cinquain, the limerick is a poem consisting of five lines. That's . . . pretty much all they have in common, really, though I suppose one can pull back far enough to say they have a certain number of stressed syllables required per line. Whereas the cinquain can cover any sort of subject matter, the limerick is nearly always used for ( Read more... )

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Sitting here.

All alone.

No one here beside me.

Well, the cat is smiling at me from across the room, but it's still lonely here at the table.

*busts into Donkey's song*

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Here you go. Something I wrote today.

It is as heartfelt as it is short.

I must be a bad parent.
I know I can't be "cool",
since there is nothing I want more
than the first day of school.

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May I recommend the five videos put together by the stars of The Importance of Being Earnest, currently on Broadway. They're delivering dialogue from The Jersey Shore in the style of Oscar Wilde ( Read more... )

Home.

Tired.

But before I tuck myself in with a book and pass out, a summary of our car ride:

We left at 7:45 a.m., a mere 15 minutes later than anticipated. Go us.

At approximately 8:25 a.m., M realized that she left her book at my brother's house. And by "her book", I mean the copy of The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan that belongs to ( Read more... )