Interesting thought
I'm currently reading THE TIME QUARTET by Madeleine L'Engle. It's a series of four books, the first of which is called A WRINKLE IN TIME.
This caught my attention today: (paraphrased from Ms. L'Engle)
"If we knew ahead of time what was going to happen we'd be like people with no lives of our own, with everything all planned and done for us.
"There is a form of poetry called the sonnet. It is a very strict form of poetry. There are fourteen lines, all in iambic pentameter. That's a very strict rhythm or meter. And each line has to end with a rigid rhyme pattern. And if the poet does not do it exactly this way, it is not a sonnet. But within this strict form the poet has complete freedom to say whatever he wants.
"Your life is like a sonnet. You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you."
This caught my attention today: (paraphrased from Ms. L'Engle)
"If we knew ahead of time what was going to happen we'd be like people with no lives of our own, with everything all planned and done for us.
"There is a form of poetry called the sonnet. It is a very strict form of poetry. There are fourteen lines, all in iambic pentameter. That's a very strict rhythm or meter. And each line has to end with a rigid rhyme pattern. And if the poet does not do it exactly this way, it is not a sonnet. But within this strict form the poet has complete freedom to say whatever he wants.
"Your life is like a sonnet. You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you."
posted by Judy | 6:58 PM
1 Comments:
Mom, when you see Katie in a few weeks, mention Madeline L'Ingle. She'll love you forever. I'll see you soon
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