Mindy

Before we have Mindy's poems and snippets all over the forum, I thought it would be a good idea to set this thread up for her. I find her stuff to be absolutely charming. The full posts can be read by clicking on the little read arrows. I have kept the poems and pertinent comments and pruned out what I thought was a distraction from appreciating them.

To Mindy: If you want me to put anything back or make any changes, please send me a line.

Michael

I should mention that I don't mind Mindy's poems and snippets all over the forum. I hope there will be more. I merely made this thread so they could be found more easily. I hope she adds to it either with more new stuff, or by copying a post whenever the muse knocks on her door in another discussion.

Michael

I'm going to pretend it's not weird to write something here, since no one will know it's been written...

I love tongue-twisters, and have always enjoyed Dr. Seuss's tongue-twisting stories. I noticed there is a book advertised here on Seuss, so I thought I'd "expose" my poem about Seuss sounds.

Seuss Sounds

Seuss sounds, Seuss sounds,
A "Cat in the Hat" a day,
Children's eyes and ears get round,
When Dr. Seuss has his say.

Juice sounds when Seuss sounds,
Saliva and tongue hunt their way,
You'll stutter and mutter, and blush to re-utter,
The synched sounds that Seuss sends your way.

Soon sound soothed sounds,
As sleep steals her slumbering slaves,
So, softly! alliterate, litter your litter's late sleep,
With sweet Seuss sounds, sooth-say'd.

Mindy Newton

Objectivist Living has style and class and fun. Mindy fits right in and makes it even better. Nice move Michael.

Paul

Paul,

This promises to be a very good thread indeed. Here is a more traditional Seuss tongue twister (it actually belongs in humor, not Mindy's thread):

The Lost Dr. Seuss Tongue Twister



Michael

I fell like such a dumbass!

That goes double for me!

Mindy; It's great to have you on OL. Thanks!

Well, here I am playing in my own play-pen again.

For parents: Bedtime goes more smoothly if it is routinized. No-one in their right mind would have their child say the classic Christian bed-time prayer, not only for its superstitious associations, but because it mentions death. What a way to settle down and get ready to have the light turned off... "If I should die before I wake..." Even as a child, kneeling with my sisters and repeating this prayer, I thought to myself that it was the wrong thing to be thinking about!

So, when my daughter came to be of an age to be able to understand such things, I worked on a poem for her to say before sleep. There are, I believe, both philosophical and psychological factors to letting go of the day and letting oneself go to sleep. I tried to address those in my piece. Since there is a parenting contingent here, it might be of interest to those who have young children.

"Lay me down to sleep"

Now I lay me down to sleep,
This day is done, and mine to keep.
Tomorrow is another day,
For adventure, work, and play,

But now I'll rest, so I may be,
The best, tomorrow, I can be.
Turn out the lights, prepare my bed,
For I've become a sleepy-head.

Soft's my pillow, snug my nest,
Dreamland is my only quest,
There to wander, peacefully,
Until tomorrow comes for me.

= Mindy

'Night Mom. Love you.

Here are some song lyrics I wrote. I'd put the auditory up if I knew how. It's in a minor key, with rolling, 5-step arpeggios as a bass line. This is a floridly romantic song, and lyrics are different from poetry, so it seems even more melodramatic to read the lyrics alone:

Bonar's Song

My heart belongs to you,
Though other hearts do, too,
To you... ... ...
To you.

My heart still cries your name,
Though nothing else remains,
Your name... ... ...
Your name.

--break--

I dream of bathing you in the tears of my desire,
I think of going boldly to your door,
I wonder if the sight of me inflames the fire,
That must have more, that must have more,

All love is at an end,
Until we love again,
And then... ... ...
Again!