Deceptively simple to teach
Children surprise me
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Upon Seeing Your Mustache
Upon seeing your mustache
I smiled, widely
More widely than one normally would
when greeting a waiter
I'm sure you are used to that
I wonder what other reactions you get
Your mustache was lovely, perfect
and very, very Edwardian gentleman.
"Oh let's do have tea, shall we?"
Waxed and curled.
And, it made me smile, widely.
© 2014, Liza Lee Miller
April is National Poetry Month, Write a Poem-A-Day, NaPoWriMo
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Ode to a Gentleman I Saw in the Bookstore
I'm sorry I startled you.
Your look of guilt made me sad.
I did not judge
(although I was surprised).
Read what you want to read, my friend.
Read cookbooks or kids books;
Read gardening books or philosophy;
Read magazines or self-help books;
Read romance
(which you were)
for the world needs more love and happy endings.
© 2014, Liza Lee Miller
April is Poetry Month, Write a Poem-A-Day, NaPoWriMo
Your look of guilt made me sad.
I did not judge
(although I was surprised).
Read what you want to read, my friend.
Read cookbooks or kids books;
Read gardening books or philosophy;
Read magazines or self-help books;
Read romance
(which you were)
for the world needs more love and happy endings.
© 2014, Liza Lee Miller
April is Poetry Month, Write a Poem-A-Day, NaPoWriMo
Review: Three Weeks With Lady X
Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I can't adequately express how much I enjoyed this book but I will try. I read the two previous books in the series last month to get ready for this one so I was already half in love with Thorn (aka Juby aka Tobias) before it started. India swept me up into her world very quickly. The story was delightful and almost light to begin with - the byplay of the letters between Thorn and India was delightful and naughty. By the end of the story, these two strong-willed characters had demolished each other. The way they found their way back was wonderful! All that is grand but the epilogue section of the book won me over. Eloisa James is an author who understands why we read romances and how we don't want the stories to end. We want them to live happily ever after and we want to know how that looks. No spoilers here but read all the way to the end -- including the author's notes. I've always loved how smart and well-researched Eloisa James' books are and this one doesn't disappoint in any way. I loved it!
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Review: The King
The King by J.R. Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love this series which has kept me reading it even though I think the author has lost her way a bit. She made the world too complicated and confusing. A story now focuses on the relationship between a couple (in this case, Wrath and Beth are being revisited) but also has to move forward the storylines for several other characters such as iAm, Assail, and more. Oh, and then we have to get caught up on past characters as well. Whew, it's exhausting. The links to the main story are often almost non-existent (Assail and Sola's story, for example) but I kept waiting for it to tie in somehow but nope. I much preferred the energy she had when the series was new. I'm glad she wrapped back to give us more on Wrath and Beth but there are so many, "Wait, what?" moments when reading her books that you really have to consider it a force of will to continue.
But I will continue . . . despite my complaints, I want to know what happens next. I like this world even if it is chaotic and confusing.
Oh, and please, no more Miley Cyrus references, please. The language and tone of this book felt a little forced compared to earlier books too. Sort of a "insert cultural reference here" feeling. Again, compared to the easy way that the Brotherhood's culture was shown in earlier books, this was forced to say the least.
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Learning, a lune based poem
You learn something
Everyday whether you want to
Or you don't.
Sometimes the lesson
works well and is joyful
And sometimes not.
It's not about
what we want to learn.
It's about growing.
© 2014, Liza Lee Miller
April is National Poetry Month, Write a Poem-A-Day, NaPoWriMo
Today's poem is a Lune (variation on a Haiku with three words, five words, and three words)
Everyday whether you want to
Or you don't.
Sometimes the lesson
works well and is joyful
And sometimes not.
It's not about
what we want to learn.
It's about growing.
© 2014, Liza Lee Miller
April is National Poetry Month, Write a Poem-A-Day, NaPoWriMo
Today's poem is a Lune (variation on a Haiku with three words, five words, and three words)
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