Noise Day by Shel Silverstein

In honor of Memorial Day weekend and summer, I have decided to share this poem. Memorial Day is to honor those lost. I thank all Military people for their services and I remember those whom I love who have passed away. Yet, Memorial Day, all over the nation represents something else; the beginning of summer. The pools are now open and the majority of kids are out of school. SO, I find this poem very appropriate. :) enjoy. ~T

Let's have one day for girls and boyses
When you can make the grandest noises.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell--
Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,
Sneeze--hiccup--whistle--shout,
Laugh until you lungs wear out,
Toot a whistle, kick a can,
Bang a spoon against a pan,
Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,
Blow a horn, beat a drum,
Rattle a window, slam a door,
Scrape a rake across the floor,
Use a drill, drive a nail,
Turn the hose on the garbage pail,
Shout Yahoo--Hurrah--Hooray,
Turn up the music all the way,
Try and bounce your bowling ball,
Ride a skateboard up the wall,
Chomp you food with a smack and a slurp,
Chew--chomp--hiccup--burp.
One day a year do all these,
The rest of the days--be quiet please.


R.I.P. baby nephew Mason('99-'00), Uncle Bill ('56-'07)and Great Uncle Charlie('30-'11). I love you.

I'd like to make a special thanks to Shel Silverstein also, for teaching me it's ok to mis-spell words and create words of your own as long as you do it on purpose, with purpose. :)
R.I.P. Shel Silverstein ('30-'99)

Summer Day

sweet berry, fill me up
let that syrup
stick to me again
sing the fragrance
through my skin
that longs for silk
and rough again
sun kissed
angels, shine away
hold me in this
summer day.

Ahh! Summer is here! :) June is one of my favorite months, mainly because that's when the mulberries are ripe for eating. :) yumm. This is how my day was today. Mulberries, soft freshly shaved legs (went swimming) and freckles (angel kisses), continued to be warmed and darkened by the sun's rays. Happy Summer!... I hope...lol. This summer I turn 25... :/
~T