[Sister],
That was just wonderful. I'm proud of [your son], too. I'm pretty sure that I would've cried if I were there to hear him personally recite it. It's great that you were there for him at this moment of self-expression.
Self-expression is so important. And nothing expresses truth like poetry does. An old greek philosopher, Aristotle, said that poetry was even more true than science is - because the truths expressed in poetry are so timeless, pervasive, and compelling.
It's great that [your son] created poetry and experienced the self-expression that it provides.
Ed
Ed's universal postscript ...
Because
what you believe is not as important as
how you believe:
Dissect & analyze your
perceptions to minimize the imperfections infecting your
thoughts (think right)
Dissect & analyze your
expectations to minimize the imperfections infecting your
feelings (feel right)
Dissect & analyze the gaps between your personal
power & your
wisdom to minimize the imperfections infecting your
behavior (act right)
Strive to obtain & maintain a
level of consciousness or awareness that is
appropriate to each life experience (live right)
- 2004 - Ed Thompson
----Original Message Follows----
From: [My sister]
To: [Our family members]
Subject: [Her son's] Poetry
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:45:45 -0600
[My son] wrote a poem and read it in his class today during a poetry
reading event. I wanted to share his poem with everyone because of how
proud I am of him. While he was reading his poem today in class I
thought he was almost going to cry. I hope you enjoy it. Take Care,
[My sister]
...
My Soul is a Pack of Coyotes
by [My 9-year old nephew]
My soul is a pack of coyotes
Trying to catch a rabbit
In the field of my imagination
My heart is a flock of seagulls sleeping on water
With fish going right under them
In every direction
Just like my bloodstream
My body is like an Encyclopedia of bones
Every bone is like a different word
Making my body the way it is.
It’s not what you think, it’s how you think that’s important.
