Thanksgiving

On "Thanksgiving" I spent the day of and the night before at my grandma 's because I hadn't seen her in a while. The day of I woke up and had a breakfast that my grandma made, it was: eggs, bacon, potatoes, coffee, a coffee muffin and a chocolate croissant. Afterwards I marathoned on Sherlock adn at around 1 my gramdma called me downstairs to say grace with her so we could eat. There was Apple pie, banana muffins, lemon poundcake, poundcake, sweet potatoe pie, french string beans, turkey, mac n cheese, potatoes, and her famouse fruit punch.

Freewrite August 2014

I am wise and old

I wonder what has become of the outside world

I hear babies crying

I see children frolicking in the grass

I am aged and knowing

I pretend I live in the outside world

I feel strong emotions

I touch the softness of rose petals

I worry about generations to come who will not feel true feelings

I cry about the sorrows of the world before communities

I am wise and old

I understand that the present government is oppressive

I say the worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared

I dream that one day we can return to the world before communities

I try to contain the memories of the past

I hope one day we can live as before

I am wise and old

from the giver

by Jaya Touma Shoatz