Quick Write for "Our Town"
In Emily's farewell speech, she says goodbye to simple things she has loved in this life.
"Goodbye to clocks ticking — And Mama's sunflowers — and food and coffee — and new-ironed dresses and hot baths — and sleeping and waking up! Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anyone to realize you!"
And here is my list:
The Good Stuff *** 2013 Edition
The smell of wood smoke in the morning* crisp apples* fluffy white clouds*dimples* a blank sheet of paper or a new journal* old movies* flannel sheets* beards with a bit of gray* the way the downstairs smells when the girls are home* big brown eyes* Dad’s hands* a full moon* the smell after it rains* cheese pizza* snow days* movie afternoons* good piano music* the back of a baby’s neck* waking up on Thanksgiving and Christmas morning* holding a sleeping baby* riding down a big hill on a bike* a hot cup of coffee* brushing long hair* skipping rocks* a hot bath* a good sneeze* faded blue jeans* old family photographs* morning walks* the smell of cookies baking * wading* champagne bubbles* little kids giggling* going barefoot*fireflies* a ring of candlelight at Christmas Eve services* hugs from a two year old with a tight grip*sledding* a starry sky…
And what is on your list? Make a list of simple things you love that don't cost much money. (You know, the kind of things that you take for granted.) Give your list a title. I happened to swipe the title to a Kenny Chesney song. Make sure your name is on it, and place it in the red file for some quick points.
"Goodbye to clocks ticking — And Mama's sunflowers — and food and coffee — and new-ironed dresses and hot baths — and sleeping and waking up! Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anyone to realize you!"
And here is my list:
The Good Stuff *** 2013 Edition
The smell of wood smoke in the morning* crisp apples* fluffy white clouds*dimples* a blank sheet of paper or a new journal* old movies* flannel sheets* beards with a bit of gray* the way the downstairs smells when the girls are home* big brown eyes* Dad’s hands* a full moon* the smell after it rains* cheese pizza* snow days* movie afternoons* good piano music* the back of a baby’s neck* waking up on Thanksgiving and Christmas morning* holding a sleeping baby* riding down a big hill on a bike* a hot cup of coffee* brushing long hair* skipping rocks* a hot bath* a good sneeze* faded blue jeans* old family photographs* morning walks* the smell of cookies baking * wading* champagne bubbles* little kids giggling* going barefoot*fireflies* a ring of candlelight at Christmas Eve services* hugs from a two year old with a tight grip*sledding* a starry sky…
And what is on your list? Make a list of simple things you love that don't cost much money. (You know, the kind of things that you take for granted.) Give your list a title. I happened to swipe the title to a Kenny Chesney song. Make sure your name is on it, and place it in the red file for some quick points.
There are about a zillion (hyperbole, I know--my mother tongue) quick writes you can use at any time of year and for any unit. This is just a favorite.
