It's summer - time for lemonade I guess.


Thanks to Kimberly for the lovely Lemonade Stand Award, When life gives you lemons...


Reminds me of this poem by Marsha Masters, and which I plagiarized once when I was in ninth grade.

April
It's lemonade, it's lemonade, it's daisy.
It's a roller-skating, scissor-grinding day;
It's gingham-waisted, chocolate flavored lazy,
With the children flower-scattered at their play.

This is just the first stanza, and you can believe me when I tell you that I changed some of the words that just didn't sound like me before I handed it in; like scissor-grinding and gingham-waisted must have become something else more befitting a 13-year old naive Catholic schoolgirl. I believe I got an 'A' on it, and was praised for my imagery [or some such crap]. Yes, that's how I made it through school. Too bad I couldn't use similar tricks in Spanish class - or in Algebra. Ugh.

As soon as I think of something to write about I'll get back to regular posting. I've been in a bit of a slump lately, and will do something about that real soon.

Good Night, TTYL and Be Well

Comments

  1. MartyJune 13, 2009 at 12:16:00 PM PDT

    Congratulations on the award ... and good for you for finally fessing-up about the poem!
    Best,
    Marty
    P.S.: Regarding the Oddball Trombonist in my neighborhood: He wasn't a "street musician" (i.e. wasn't collecting money or anything). He was just an oddball with a trombone ...

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  2. BRAINCHEESEJune 14, 2009 at 1:21:00 AM PDT

    Slump or not, I'll await your next essay with delight!!!

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  3. KathJune 14, 2009 at 6:03:00 AM PDT

    I loved the poem and sometimes you just have to lean on smebody else to get you through. Keep up the good work, even if you think you're not doing it because knowing where to get help as half the battle.

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