Blatherskite

Foolish gibberish

recent posts

about

I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Poetry

I like to write poems from time to time. And sometimes I’ll share them.

  • The Sound of Summer Fireworks Under the Overpass*

    The Sound of Summer Fireworks Under the Overpass*

    Under the overpass I lay here only just breathing In the dark The sound of the nearby creek Tickles my ear and I want to crawl toward the sound to the Cool water But all of my bones are broken. “This will be my Last Summer” I think As I lay dying And then I…

  • This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed (Wayback Wednesday)

    This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who smiles at me from these faded pictures. Who holds my grandmother happily among the corns stalks. Who stands, posing in front of his truck, With his children, with his brothers and sisters. This is a poem to my Grandpa Ed Who tells the story of the…

  • Friday Random 10 – National Poetry Month edition

    It’s Friday and you know what that means. Friday Random 10! With poetry on top! I don’t know about you, but I could use a little fun after this week of disturbing news. I’ve got my coffee. I’m ready. Let’s do this thing! 1. Make Yourself – Incubus. I do like these guys very much.…

  • Friday Random 10 – National Poetry Month Edition

    I have started doing FR10s for this month because I had an idea for a kind of “found poem.” I am blogging the first ten songs that come up randomly on my iPhone and then making a poem out of the first lines of each song. The first one was kind of a dud, but…

  • The Moth’s Serenade by Paul Fleischman

    The Moth’s Serenade by Paul Fleischman

    Goodness, I am in a very chatty mood this month. I am full of all sorts of blog posts. Here is a poem I recorded the day before yesterday with my colleague. We are performing this together at a poetry slam at the library I work at.