More poetry

I guess I'm on a bit of a poetry kick. Here's a lovely one about sand:

Beach Sand by Raymond A. Foss

Maybe it is the memories
the change of pace that brings us there
the sense of vacation
maybe the smell of the place
the sights of the gulls, the dunes, the grasses
but oh it is the feel of it,
the crunch and slide of it
the feeling of beach sand
so different from dirt, soil, loam
no, not earthy, moist, rich,
but oh so granular and gritty
even when wet,
moveable paper spreading under toes
sliding beneath the soles
smoothing my skin
clearing my mind
unburdening me of the rest
drawing me to the tactile, the feel
of beach sand.

I've recently decided that the life of a beach bum sounds pretty appealing, and that my future life must include a cabin on the water.

Also, here's a great one by E.E. Cummings:

i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

Such a sweet poem!

Share any fave poems you have in the comments section :)

I love the rain

Well, it's not raining today, nor is it April, but I stumbled upon this wonderful Langston Hughes poem and had to share:

April Rain Song

Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.

Langston Hughes

I love the rain too, Langston. One of many reasons I love it out here in the PN-dub!

Mother's Day

My Mom and I went to the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge today to walk the 5 1/2 mile Dike Trail for our Mother's day activity. It wasn't sunny, but was nonetheless gorgeous and great to spend some time outside with my lovely mother. We even ran into a few more mothers celebrating with their children along the way!

It is WAY too nice to go to work today.

It's official...

...I'm going back to France! I received my letter today and here are the basics: I'll be in the Brittany region (NW France) and will teach English at an elementary school from Oct. 1 - June 30. Pretty dang excited to be heading back, updates will be posted as I learn more!

J'adore la France

Ah, la France. As many of you know I've applied to be an English language assistant in France next year, and it is officially the month in which I'll find out if I've been accepted and (if so) get a rough idea of where I'll be placed. I'm ridiculously excited about this, as I feel as if my life has been one big waiting game since I applied in December - it'll be nice to (hopefully) get accepted and have some solid plans for the future!