This past fall I attended NCTE in Baltimore. My roommate, Michelle Haseltine, bought a set of Rememory cards by The Storymatic."Rememory is a time machine, a writing prompt, a teaching tool, and a game--all in one little box. Draw one card from each of the three decks...and remember."
The slate set of cards decides whose life you are thinking about, and the coffee-colored cards tell the season of life. Both of these lead the writer to the door of memory, and the ruby cards open that door.
I have not used these cards yet and decided tonight would be the night because nothing else has come up as a slice. My cards were:
Whose life: mine
Season of life: night
Door of memory: favorite article of clothing
I promise this is clean!
Ode to My Heather-Grey Sweatshirt
Oh, heather-gray sweatshirt, I see you folded at the end of the bed
discarded from the few hours I wore you yesterday
after I got home from school.
The worn-out softness comforts my soul
after a long day with hormonal pre-teenagers.
I have held you in high regard for so many years
that you have become my after-school clothing of choice.
At the end of each day, I can't wait for our nighttime rendezvous to begin
My love for you oh, heather-grey sweatshirt, will go on forever
Or at least until you wear out,
and I have to replace you.
Please join Two Writing Teachers and the annual Slice of Life March Challenge.
Oh my gosh! This is fabulous. I'm laughing out loud. I can picture you coming home after battling with hormonal preteens and wanting something soft and comfy to wear. I can totally relate; I have a favorite after school sweatshirt too.
ReplyDeleteLove this. Mostly because you seem to be me when you get home!
ReplyDeleteI. Love. This. So great! I think Myra Cohn Livingston calls this utilizing the voice of apostrophe- addressing something that cannot answer. Wonderful poem! I wonder if I met you in Baltimore??
ReplyDeleteSo fun! I have favorite PJs that could be the subject of a slice. Favorite line: " The worn-out softness comforts my soul."
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