I was teaching my beginning phonics class the difference between the words "ugly" and "pretty." I had them draw two columns on a piece of blank paper, and brainstorm their own ugly things and pretty things.
Evan (1st grade) did a nice job, I thought. At least, he channeled my cartoon alligator's spirit well.
[daily log: walking, 1 km]
(Poem #209 on new numbering scheme)
"Its time now, look, that starship waits," the alligator said. "Okay, let's travel to the stars." The monkey bent his head. The friends began their arduous trip; the parsecs zoomed right by. Their boredom grew unbearable, and one began to cry. "Oh, how can we survive so long? I wish this trip would end." The two of them, disconsolate... The reptile ate his friend.
– An absurdist space opera in three quatrains using ballad meter.
[daily log: walking, 7km]
