Eraser Dust
Eraser dust, the trace of work
That scratched away has been.
Mistakes and stray lines all are gone,
Ne'er to be seen again.
Eraser dust, a trail that follows
Whate'er I try to do.
I'll work and write and make my strokes
Then obliterate, start anew.
Eraser dust, that nagging reminder
That I have erred in way,
And though I cannot see the gaffe,
Still yet it has been made.
But what would happen if this dust
I should cease to make,
And left my errors in plain sight
To look back on my mistakes?
T'would be no pleasure, that I'm sure,
To view what I did wrong.
But a backward glance ev'ry now and then
May improve a future song.
There you have it: my first poem in at least a year.
A pox on school. Mind-numbing and unimaginative, school just takes up time that should be spent creating. Ok, I know it's important for college and all that, but it is quite frustrating. On top of that, sometimes my schoolbook itself contains distractions. For example, in rhetoric I learn about emotional appeals. When I read the word "emotional", in my mind there automatically pops up that press conference interview with Skandar and Georgie, and Skandar says in this funny high-pitched voice "it's really emotional!" (in reference to the end of The Dawn Treader.) And then I start laughing and lose any attention I may have previously had in what I was reading. And when my mom was giving my little sister her spelling test, one of the words was "groceries," so I think "Edmund, you're supposed to be helping me with the groceries." And in another schoolbook I read something about doing what we set out to do. I think of Frodo: "You're right, Sam. We did what we set out to do..." Grrr. Somehow I'll make it.
Speaking of Frodo, this link will take you to an interesting little piece of news on "The Hobbit" film: http://movies.msn.com/the-wrap/will-elijah-wood-appear-in-hobbit/story/?gt1=28101
I had an idea for this movie a while back: what if it would show Bilbo at the funeral of Drogo and Primula (for those of you who haven't read The Lord of the Rings, they are Frodo's parents, and they drowned when Frodo was 12 years old.) And then Bilbo sees Frodo there, and pities him, and takes him in. I don't know what the significance would be, but it would be interesting, I think.
Well, that's all for now. Fare thee well.
We are so alike! :) Whenever I'm reading something I always manage to dream off to another topic, and when the teacher asks "What's the answer" my answer is "could you repeat the question?" haha
ReplyDeleteYou're poem is very good too, lovely word choice. Don't you just love Skandar's high pitched voice? All brits sound like that when they get all high and squeaky lol
Pure dreaminess. I'm gonna go to England on a concert tour someday and fall in love with a Brit. Ack-chellay, I already have fallen in love with a Brit (you-know-who), but there's no tellin' how many girls are after him. :( lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the poem compliment. It means a lot to me. I'm getting very *emotional* lol
I have to take in consideration that I will probably never meet Skandar let alone marry him lol So my dream is also to go to London and meet a Brit that has the same dark shaggy hair, broad shoulders and dreamy voice :)
ReplyDeleteOhh, your poem is so beautiful! :D I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteOHMYGOODNESS. That video cracks me up! xD When Skandar starts fanning himself, I always think "well now you know how you make me feel!"
Also, I can't WAIT for The Hobbit! I absolutely loved The Lord of the Rings films, so I hope this one is just as good. :D
You have found a kindred spirit in your love for Lord of the Rings. I got the extended editions for Christmas, and they're so great. There some sort of captivating atmosphere about them. The books are amazing too, of course. If you haven't read them, you should.
ReplyDeleteThanks for saying that about my poem. You two are more enthusiastic about it than my mom was.
When I watched that Skandar video, I had to start fanning myself, lol. I get a happy odd feeling in my stomach when I look at him. :)
I'm not gonna lie, the extended versions kick butt. (: I've tried to read the books, but that was a few years ago when I had a lower tolerance for reading, and I stopped about halfway through the Counsel of Elrond because I got bored, which I certainly shouldn't have done! I want to go back and read them again this summer though, because I feel like I can appreciate a writer who is dedicated enough to give a full history to each of his characters like J. R. R. Tolkien did.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome!! You should definitely post more as you write them. (:
Hahaha, that's what I did! Awhh, I know what you mean... I get embarassingly giggly sometimes. O.O But it's all good, Skedmund is worth it. (;
(WOAHHH, long comment! xD)
I ack-chellay got kinda bored with The Council of Elrond chapter, and I read them last May. But it's a very important chapter and the rest is great. There's more, of course, that what is shown in the movies, and Eowyn and Faramir kiss and get married, something I REALLY wish would have been in the film. (oops, that was a spoiler, wasn't it?) But Peter Jackson still did an amazing job. Have you ever seen the movie "Eragon"? I read the book then watched the movie, which totally butchered the book.
ReplyDeleteYea I saw the movie but haven't read the book. I have to saw the only reason the movie probably did any good is cause the guys who plays Eragon is cute. Other than that is was pretty lame.
ReplyDeleteYes, Ed Speleers is cute. (He's a "major blond") And so is Garrett Hedlund, who played Murtagh. But no one tops Skandar. I didn't like the movie much either. It seemed pretty pointless. Now, on youtube, this person under the name "Dorky Eragon" has posted these hilarious, epic videos. In fact, I think I ought to post the links. It's better than the movie. Stay tuned...
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