Friday, October 2, 2009

I'll Never Grow Up

I woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to attend a teaching convention in Sandy, Utah. I mean no disrespect to educators or to our keynote speaker, but that was boring. Goo. The real problem was that I've already read the book by Wong & Wong that Doctors Wong and Wong both presented and I didn't need it reiterated.
There were a few highlights to our early morning expedition, however. Number one being the eight dollar meal voucher (I didn't pay for the convention so it was pretty much an extra eight bucks in my pocket) and number two being the little bit of time I had to write a poem. Thank you Daily Poetry Club for guiding my creativity : ) The title of this post is based upon the fact that free food and dinosaur poetry gets me more excited than lectures. If that's what the choice is between, though, I choose to remain a child.


Prehistoric Heroes is what we'll call this bit of genius.

These giant creatures roamed the earth
Before the dawn of man had had its birth.
It’s a good thing you and I were not around
Cause they’d have squished us like pancakes real flat on the ground.
Or bitten our limbs off with very sharp teeth
Or knocked us about like a twig or a leaf.

But truth be told I wish I could see one right now.
This two hour lecture makes me furrow my brow.
Of course over notes I choose poetry instead.
But after I’ve finished poeming please shoot me in the head.
Or maybe this is where those big guys would be handy
Their massive destruction would really be dandy.
I can think of nothing that would clear a room faster
And there I’d be sitting just filled with wicked laughter.

I don’t even care if the T. Rex eats me first
Cause sitting through this lecture is absolutely the worst.

3 comments:

  1. Awesome poem, awesome comic, awesome plug for the Daily Poetry Club.

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  2. Sister, I love you. You're adorable like this. And I totally feel for you. A lecture reiterating a book? How annoying!

    By the way, I just put up a blog post and a new Quote of the Moment (on my sidebar) that a fellow YA lit lover and English teacher is sure to appreciate. Check it out when you get a second, and tell me if you've had any classes with Chris Crowe yet. =D

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  3. I love the new look of the blog. Oh yeah, enjoyed conference weekend. And, good poem, although you should probably write an ode to your Dad or something.

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