Daily writing prompts from June 9th, 2008 to December 31st, 2022
Saturday March 23rd, 2019
The exercise: Write a four line poem about: going south. Mine: Not like those in search of beaches or culture, Buddy wanted something more. So it tracked down who was next: Jose Loor, a Resident of Ecuador.
I feel like this is moving along quite nicely! And I see that Buddy isn't just hiding out, he's actively hunting down the next victim. I'm looking forward to when he reaches the part of his list that is the orphanage in a war zone for sick and disabled children :) Your tale of Active Kids is indeed what I was referring to -- you said that your teaching had reached an end of the year and you were serious considering if you'd do it again. I would say "don't give up" unless you're really convinced that the rest of the kids aren't learning anything from you. There are bad people of all ages and in all places, and here at least there's a chance (albeit small) that their parents will listen and do something about it before it's too late.
For mine, we're nearly three months through, so it feels right to get to the Sailor at last and so I'm making it Part II of the poem. Expect Part III therefore sometime around August and then the usual rush to finish things off before the end of the year :)
Going South Part II The timbers creak, the rigging snaps; the air Is filled with salt. To North and East the waves Mount up: the ship turns South to race the storm — it dare not halt — and lightning strikes the sea.
Greg - thanks! I feel like it's going not bad so far, considering I have nothing laid out, plan wise.
But yeah, don't think Buddy will make it that far down the list...
The only reason I did it a second time was because I knew the other kids would benefit from a coach who didn't put up with the problem kids crap. I wasn't convinced that would be the case with another coach. But I've reached the point where I'm tired of the struggle and the time of year where those kids who don't want to be in a class with the problem kids can just go play outside or something.
Also: I'm trying to land a full time job with the town, which is likely to take me away from the community centre. We'll see how that goes.
Your plan sounds good! And realistic, particularly that rush to the end :D
This is a fantastic introduction to Part II. I look forward to seeing more of this portion play out.
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I feel like this is moving along quite nicely! And I see that Buddy isn't just hiding out, he's actively hunting down the next victim. I'm looking forward to when he reaches the part of his list that is the orphanage in a war zone for sick and disabled children :)
Your tale of Active Kids is indeed what I was referring to -- you said that your teaching had reached an end of the year and you were serious considering if you'd do it again. I would say "don't give up" unless you're really convinced that the rest of the kids aren't learning anything from you. There are bad people of all ages and in all places, and here at least there's a chance (albeit small) that their parents will listen and do something about it before it's too late.
For mine, we're nearly three months through, so it feels right to get to the Sailor at last and so I'm making it Part II of the poem. Expect Part III therefore sometime around August and then the usual rush to finish things off before the end of the year :)
Going South
Part II
The timbers creak, the rigging snaps; the air
Is filled with salt. To North and East the waves
Mount up: the ship turns South to race the storm
— it dare not halt — and lightning strikes the sea.
Greg - thanks! I feel like it's going not bad so far, considering I have nothing laid out, plan wise.
But yeah, don't think Buddy will make it that far down the list...
The only reason I did it a second time was because I knew the other kids would benefit from a coach who didn't put up with the problem kids crap. I wasn't convinced that would be the case with another coach. But I've reached the point where I'm tired of the struggle and the time of year where those kids who don't want to be in a class with the problem kids can just go play outside or something.
Also: I'm trying to land a full time job with the town, which is likely to take me away from the community centre. We'll see how that goes.
Your plan sounds good! And realistic, particularly that rush to the end :D
This is a fantastic introduction to Part II. I look forward to seeing more of this portion play out.
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