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The Writing Teacher. Top Story - August 2024.
Who was your writing teacher in school? Writing is a skill that starts with learning how to hold a pencil or writing instrument. The teacher would go around the room making sure everyone was holding the pencil in the right way whether right-handed or left-handed. We would move on to 'writing' lines (vertical and horizontal, smiles or we called them rockers). After a few weeks of these forms, we moved into learning letters then numbers to cursive writing. The end of the basics and just learning how to combine cursive letters joined together into words and sentences like the old adage 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.' to writing our own stories and thanks to my second-grade teacher and the English teachers since then I thank them to showing me the gift of the written word and the skill of handwriting.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
A World Globe
Around and around Many countries and cultures Not flat never was. (Who remembers their social studies lessons from elementary school? I thought of this little haiku late a (9:20 PM Central time US). Line one- describes shape. Line two- what composes the globe the what and the who. Line three- a long time ago those who thought the earth was flat. Please share your comments.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Steam Iron
turn on, hot and hiss press out those wrinkles is it a chore? (Who really does iron their clothes anymore? I did learn to iron clothes from my mom who always said one must be able to do many things and ironing clothes is one thing one must know or something like that. Is ironing a chore? There will be times that one must use this appliance for you may need a shirt or a pair of pants that have a few wrinkles in them and you will want to make a good impression. I do think as this being a chore for it could be a good workout.) Please comment.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Playground
Swings and slides seesaws and sandboxes What fun there was. (Who remembers going to the playground when they were younger, then going again when they became an adult with their own children or relatives. While there did you try to do some of the things that you used to as a child like sliding down the slide backwards or swinging so high then jumping off. That was what made going to the playground fun. One memory I really have and still cherish is that there was one playground that had a hill and I remember me, my nieces and nephew going to the top of the hill and laying down and then rolling down the hill and we did several times.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Pay phone two
Making connections local or long distance Operator, please. (Here is another haiku about this long-ago calling apparatus that one used to use. One needed exact change until there were what was to be known as calling cards and all one had to do was give their number to pay the call.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Look who's calling?
Coins please, sir dial tone, dial number please look who's calling. (Not many of these phones left in society as whole. Remember when there were phone booths pretty much on each corner or so. Had to make sure you had enough change to use them though. I remember when people used dimes for a call, but actually when I had to use one it was a quarter for a few minutes. Sometimes you had to ask the operator to hold if you were looking for more change and if you couldn't you were disconnected.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Stand-Up Mixer
Mix, blend, combine Ingredients added slow. Hoping for treats. (Once again, a haiku about a certain appliance that makes life easier. One that makes baking fun and enjoyable. Again, line one functions to what goes in a recipe line two and line three result. Please share your thoughts and if you like these haikus there will be a few more for everyday appliances.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Microwave
Quick cooking, yes Minutes to seconds timing Microwave cooking, fast. (Oh, the microwave when you are hungry. Don't have time to use a stove and only have a few minutes the microwave for quick cooking in a few minutes and seconds and enjoy a quick meal and a dessert without going to fast food restaurants. An invention that does help those in a rush, but we should all just take our time for life is just too short.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Washer & Dryer
Wash, Spin and Dry Round and round they go Clean clothes. (Just wanted to try something different, so I am going to write some odd haikus for various appliances around the house. Just for fun. I hope you share your thoughts. Line one dealt with function. Line 2 the action and Line 3 the result.)
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
