About three months ago my library organized a Teen Poetree Meeting for the teens who volunteer at our library.<I being one of them> At this 'meeting' we have poetry books scattered across the tables, for about twenty minutes we all <there are about 10 of us> look through and pick poems we like and then read them out loud. But we can also bring our own. <I am always bringing Christina Rosetti> Usually all of us have at least two to share. Sometimes there are short and sweet poems, sometimes short and witty, maybe there would be a long and silly one or a long and interesting one. My best friend Sarah really knows how to read aloud, she had all of them smiling and listening with rapt attention as she read Frog by. Christina Rosetti.
Although it never takes very long to do all this, we are usually there for hours, though most of it is taken up by snacking on cookies, slurping up soda, and playing tennis on the Wii!!! I completely enjoy the time we spend on it, but I do wish we could take longer, there are so many wonderful poems out there!! Many of the teens find the shorter funny ones that make everyone laugh, I tend to like poems about life, and death. Some of them don't have the right views on either of those things, but Christina Rossetti writes some beautiful poems on death. I understand I might sound kind of morbid, but for some unknown reason I have yet to discover I like poems like that. Her favorite of mine is Remember. The last two lines read,
It is better by far you should forget and smile,
Than that you should remember and be sad,
I loved the wording she used, but I agree with it as well. I would rather after I am gone, that my family and friends forget me and smile, enjoying life. And rejoicing in the knowledge of where I have gone, I would much rather that. Not to remember my death and always be sad. I don't know, it may just be me :)
Although it never takes very long to do all this, we are usually there for hours, though most of it is taken up by snacking on cookies, slurping up soda, and playing tennis on the Wii!!! I completely enjoy the time we spend on it, but I do wish we could take longer, there are so many wonderful poems out there!! Many of the teens find the shorter funny ones that make everyone laugh, I tend to like poems about life, and death. Some of them don't have the right views on either of those things, but Christina Rossetti writes some beautiful poems on death. I understand I might sound kind of morbid, but for some unknown reason I have yet to discover I like poems like that. Her favorite of mine is Remember. The last two lines read,
It is better by far you should forget and smile,
Than that you should remember and be sad,
I loved the wording she used, but I agree with it as well. I would rather after I am gone, that my family and friends forget me and smile, enjoying life. And rejoicing in the knowledge of where I have gone, I would much rather that. Not to remember my death and always be sad. I don't know, it may just be me :)
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